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. ”
जैसा तू हे पिता मुझ में है, और मैं तुझ में हूं, वैसे ही वे भी हम में हों, इसलिये कि जगत प्रतीति करे, कि तू ही ने मुझे भेजा । ”