Hating Your Brother

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

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, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; — read the full passage →

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

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

Let brotherly love continue.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. — read the full passage →

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

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

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

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →

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

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. — read the full passage →

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

We love him, because he first loved us. — read the full passage →

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

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

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.

But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. — read the full passage →

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

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

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

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: — read the full passage →

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

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

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

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

The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

I have loved you, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? saith the Lord: yet I loved Jacob,

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

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

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

Let brotherly love continue. — read the full passage →

And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.

For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.

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

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

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

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — 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, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? — read the full passage →

If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:

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

And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

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

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode 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 of it.

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.

Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.

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.

And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

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

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. — read the full passage →

And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.

For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.

Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the Lord.

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

But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.

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

We love him, because he first loved us.

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, — read the full passage →

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: — read the full passage →

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

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

He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: — read the full passage →

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok. — read the full passage →

And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be? — read the full passage →