Hating Your Brother

Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.

If a man says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

“‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

He who says he is in the light and hates his brother, is in the darkness even until now.

“If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregardhis own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and doesn’t know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”

A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.

“If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you, — read the full passage →

Yahweh said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

Let brotherly love continue.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death. — read the full passage →

If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and don’t tell the truth.

Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tender hearted, courteous,

He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.

See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God.

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.

You who love Yahweh, hate evil. He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor preferring one another;

There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him: — read the full passage →

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

“‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him. — read the full passage →

A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

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

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

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

The arrogant shall not stand in your sight. You hate all workers of iniquity.

If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.

I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan. You have been very pleasant to me. Your love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.

But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?

Again, I write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light already shines. — read the full passage →

“You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’ and ‘Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.’

Even as it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just like I have loved you; that you also love one another.

He who says he is in the light and hates his brother, is in the darkness even until now. — read the full passage →

“You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’ and ‘Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.’ — read the full passage →

No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us.

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

Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

Yahweh examines the righteous, but the wicked and him who loves violence his soul hates.

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

“I have loved you,” says Yahweh. Yet you say, “How have you loved us?” “Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother?” says Yahweh, “Yet I loved Jacob;

My little children, let’s not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

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

But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just like I have loved you; that you also love one another. — read the full passage →

Let brotherly love continue. — read the full passage →

“Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child. Children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

For the son dishonors the father, the daughter rises 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.

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

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

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. — read the full passage →

If a man says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? — read the full passage →

If a man has two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son is hers who was hated;

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

His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn’t speak peaceably to him.

One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him.

You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and its father.

But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers,idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

“Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child. Children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name’s sake.

When he had made an end of speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him. Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?”

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.’ — read the full passage →

You will be handed over even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will cause some of you to be put to death.

For even your brothers, and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you; even they have cried aloud after you: don’t believe them, though they speak beautiful words to you.

not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.

I hate the assembly of evildoers, and will not sit with the wicked.

You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.

I hate those who regard lying vanities, but I trust in Yahweh.

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

But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortionist. Don’t even eat with such a person.

I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law.

He who says he is in the light and hates his brother, is in the darkness even until now. — read the full passage →

We love him, because he first loved us.

“But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, — read the full passage →

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: — read the full passage →

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.”

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn’t worthy of me.

“You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’ and ‘Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.’ — read the full passage →

If you love me, keep my commandments.

for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.

He rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two handmaids, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford of the Jabbok. — read the full passage →

Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my brother, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what will your wages be?” — read the full passage →