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DESCRIPTION: UNITY: noun, state of being one, harmony and agreement; UNITED: past tense.

W.E. VINE’S EXPOSITORY DICTIONARY OF NEW TESTAMENT WORDS: henotes, from hen the neuter of heis, one, is used

in Ephesians 4:3, 13.

STRONG’S CONCORDANCE – 1977: Bible references in Hebrew Dictionary for O.T. and Greek Dictionary for N.T. (italics)

Unity: Isaiah 131:1 Code 3162, John 17:23 Code 1520, Ephesians 4:3, 13 Code 1775b, Colossians 3:14 Code 4886

United: Genesis 49:6 Code 3161, Judges 20:11 Code 2270, I Chronicles 12:17 Code 3162, Ezra 3:9 Code 255,

Romans 6:15 Codes 4854 and 4861, Philippians 2:2 Code 4861, Hebrews 4:2 Code 4861

1. “one” (279 times) = (3 x 3 x 31) 3 = Divine Perfection of the Godhead

2. “One” (7 times) = (1 x 7)

SYNONYMNS: Unity, unanimity, uniformity, commonality, cohesion, togetherness, solidarity, integrity, wholeness,

harmony, coherence, single, one, first, beginning. It is single, not plural, not subject to multiplicity or division.

(1 x 1 x 1) = 1. God is one – Deuteronomy 6:4. There is one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God, one Father

– Ephesians 4:4-6.

NUMERICAL FACTS:

1. Numerical value of the word “one” = 1 for both Greek and Hebrew alphabets.

2. Pictographic meaning: strength, chief, prince, leader, first – singular future tense “I will.”

3. Day One – creation. (Genesis 1) Note: Capital “One,” *cardinal number] is used here. All the other days use ordinal

numbers, 2, 3, 4, etc. In creation “One” is used instead of “first” day.

4. Depicts wholeness and perfection of the day, an “eternal One.”

5. First Feast – Pesach (Passover) Leviticus 23

6. First Spirit of God – Chokhmah (Wisdom) Isaiah 11:2

7. First Church of Revelation – Ephesus (First, Desirable or Permitted) Revelation 2

8. Echad (one) is the watchword of Israel. Deuteronomy 6:4 – “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one

(echad)!”

9. “One,”“one day” and “that day” – examples: Isaiah 46:10; Revelation 21:6, 22:13; Acts 3:21; I Corinthians 15:28;

Revelation 7:17, 21:3, 4

QUOTABLE QUOTES for UNITY:

Most people wish to serve God – but only in an advisory capacity [I Peter 5:6]

Remember the banana – when it left the bunch it got skinned [Hebrews 10:15]

Too many church goers are singing, “Standing on the Promises,” when all they are doing is sitting on the

premises [Hebrew 6:12]

The bridge you burn NOW may be the one have to cross later [Romans 12:18]

The measure of a man is not how great his faith is but how great his love is. [I Corinthians 13:13]

The mighty oak was once a little nut that stood its ground [Proverbs 12:3]

It is good to be a Christian and know it, but it is better to be a Christian and show it! [John 13:35]

Those who bring sunshine to others cannot keep it from themselves [Galatians 6:7]

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God plus one is always a majority [Romans 8:31b]

Pick your friends but not to pieces [Proverbs 25:18]

He who throws dirt loses ground [Proverbs 17:14]