Brother

A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, cannot love God whom he hath not seen.

Let love of the brethren continue.

He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. — read the full passage →

Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times? — read the full passage →

I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: Very pleasant hast thou been unto me: Thy love to me was wonderful, Passing the love of women.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.

Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently:

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:

Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? — read the full passage →

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, cannot love God whom he hath not seen. — read the full passage →

He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother, is in the darkness even until now. — read the full passage →

according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

Let love of the brethren continue. — read the full passage →

For no word from God shall be void of power.

So shall also my heavenly Father do unto you, if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.

Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

For both he that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

but as it is, I wrote unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to eat.

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, — read the full passage →

but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire.

And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?

But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;

above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself; — read the full passage →

Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

Let us not become vainglorious, provoking one another, envying one another.

For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

Behold, I Paul say unto you, that, if ye receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

that every man should let his man-servant, and every man his maid-servant, that is a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, go free; that none should make bondmen of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother.

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

A brother offendedis harder to be won than a strong city; Andsuchcontentions are like the bars of a castle.

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.

And every one that hath this hope set on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him? — read the full passage →

saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, In the midst of the congregation will I sing thy praise.

We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth;

Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected; be comforted; be of the same mind; live in peace: and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything whereby thy brother stumbleth.

But thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or thou again, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of God. — read the full passage →

These all with one accord continued stedfastly in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

And he said to him also that had bidden him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; lest haply they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee. — read the full passage →

For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire. — read the full passage →

And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers.

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him. — read the full passage →

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

For I had much joy and comfort in thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men.

Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and soul: and not oneof themsaid that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. — read the full passage →

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.

And those on the rock are they who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →

Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah.

For Jehovah will rise up as in mount Perazim, he will be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon; that he may do his work, his strange work, and bring to pass his act, his strange act.

Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us:

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.