Brotherhood

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.

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

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

Let love of the brethren continue.

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

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

make full my joy, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus.

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

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

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

For the time is come for judgment to begin at the house of God: and if it begin first at us, what shall be the end of them that obey not the gospel of 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:

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

But ye are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. But if any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

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,

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

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

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

For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

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 →

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.

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;

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 →

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

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

Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned:—

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself unto him.

Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme;

Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

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.

and he made of one every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons, and the bounds of their habitation;

For I have given you an example, that ye also should do as I have done to you.

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

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

that no man transgress, and wrong his brother in the matter: because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings, and the children of Israel:

Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me cast out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.

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

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

Wherefore, if meat causeth my brother to stumble, I will eat no flesh for evermore, that I cause not my brother to stumble.

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

Forasmuch as we have heard that certain who went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls; to whom we gave no commandment;

Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

If a brother or sister be naked and in lack of daily food, — read the full passage →

For ye are all sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus.

I say it not to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die together and live together.

Render to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.

that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he came forth from God, and goeth unto God,

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him. — 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.

Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment.

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

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

They say unto him, Cæsar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.

and saying, Lord, my servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.

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 →

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 →

For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:

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

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →