King James Bible
"I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord."
Paul directly addresses two women by name, using the same urgent verb twice to emphasize his personal appeal to each individually. These were likely prominent workers in the Philippian church whose conflict was significant enough to threaten the community's unity. The apostle calls for reconciliation through shared thinking and attitude, not mere surface agreement. This echoes his earlier teaching in Philippians about having the mind of Christ, suggesting their dispute needs resolution at the level of perspective and values. Paul grounds their unity not in personal compromise but in their common relationship with Christ. This phrase transforms the reconciliation from a social nicety into a spiritual imperative, reminding both women that their shared identity in Christ supersedes their disagreement.