10. Now—Ye already have knowledge, utterance, and hope, maintain also love.
brethren—The very title is an argument for love.
by … Christ—whom Paul wishes to be all in all to the Corinthians, and therefore names Him so often in this chapter.
speak … same thing—not speaking different things as ye do (1Co 1:12), in a spirit of variance.
divisions—literally, "splits," "breaches."
but—"but rather."
perfectly joined together—the opposite word to "divisions." It is applied to healing a wound, or making whole a rent.
mind … judgment—the view taken by the understanding, and the practical decision arrived at [Conybeare and Howson], as to what is to be done. The mind, within, refers to things to be believed: the judgment is displayed outwardly in things to be done [Bengel]. Disposition—opinion [Alford].