Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary 1 Corinthians 1:10

"Now I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing and [that] there be no divisions among you; but [that] ye be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment." — 1 Corinthians 1:10 (ASV)

In the light of information given him about divisions in the church, Paul strongly exhorts the Christians both positively and negatively. He begins by charging them to have a united testimony, then adds his plea for inward harmony in mind and confession about Christ. Between these two positive exhortations Paul introduces the solemn purpose: “that there may be no divisions” in the Christian community. The word “divisions” (GK 5388) graphically conveys the idea of the dissensions that were rending the church. He makes this exhortation through the authority of Jesus Christ, whose name they revere.