That there was to be genuine unity among its members was made clear when Jesus 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. ”
რათა ყველა ერთი იყოს, როგორც შენ ჩემში, მამაო, მე კი — შენში, რათა ისინიც იყვნენ ჩვენში, რათა ირწმუნოს წუთისოფელმა, რომ შენ მომავლინე “.