Rather, on his last night with them, he fervently prayed: “I make request, not concerning these only, but also concerning those putting faith in me through their word; in order that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in union with me and I am in union with you, that they also may be in union with us, in order that the world may believe that you sent me forth. ”
येशूने आपल्या शिष्यांमध्ये फुटी किंवा गट होण्यास परवानगी दिली नाही; शिवाय, त्यांना भेटणाऱ्‍या लोकांच्या सांस्कृतिक किंवा धार्मिक परंपरा सामावून घेण्याकरता ईश्‍वरी सत्यांना नवीन अर्थ लावण्याचा अधिकारही त्याने दिला नाही.