1 Corinthians 1:10 (DBY)

Passage

Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all say the same thing, and that there be not among you divisions; but that ye be perfectly united in the same mind and in the same opinion.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 1:8 who shall also confirm you to [the] end, unimpeachable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:9 God [is] faithful, by whom ye have been called into [the] fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 1:10 Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all say the same thing, and that there be not among you divisions; but that ye be perfectly united in the same mind and in the same opinion.

1 Corinthians 1:11 For it has been shewn to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of [the house of] Chloe, that there are strifes among you.

1 Corinthians 1:12 But I speak of this, that each of you says, *I* am of Paul, and *I* of Apollos, and *I* of Cephas, and *I* of Christ.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "exhort", "brethren", "name", "lord", "jesus", "christ", "same", and "divisions". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "exhort" and "brethren", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "God is faithful by whom ye have..." into verse 11's "For it has been shewn to me...", so "exhort" and "brethren" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "exhort" and "brethren" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.