Sisters

She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.

Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understandingthy kinswoman:

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.

Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister; that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.

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

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. — read the full passage →

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also.

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

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

that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

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.

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

Now I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

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.

All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.

the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

These things therefore the soldiers did. But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: — read the full passage →

and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

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

Wherefore, my brethren beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my beloved.

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

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: — read the full passage →

Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the gospel’s sake, — 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 →

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

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.

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them.

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

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

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

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.

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

And every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.

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

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

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

I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to be of the same mind in the Lord.

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.

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

Take heed, brethren, lest haply there shall be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God:

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;

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.

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.

by which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word which I preached unto you, except ye believed in vain.

But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons that were slain, even him and his nurse, and put them in the bedchamber; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain;

Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble: — read the full passage →

Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;

who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also was Moses in all his house.

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mentionof youin our prayers;

Now I make known unto you brethren, the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye received, wherein also ye stand, — read the full passage →

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

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

that ye receive her in the Lord, worthily of the saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever matter she may have need of you: for she herself also hath been a helper of many, and of mine own self.

Now I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment. — read the full passage →

Now as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. — read the full passage →

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child: now that I am become a man, I have put away childish things. — read the full passage →

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 →

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father. — read the full passage →

Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. — read the full passage →

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended in him.

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

and that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and will deliver our lives from death.

For by me thy days shall be multiplied, And the years of thy life shall be increased.

Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him concerning all the evil that Jehovah had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one a ring of gold.

The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.

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 it came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he was standing by the camels at the fountain.

And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

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 →

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

Jehovah bless thee, and keep thee: — read the full passage →

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 →

Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the gospel’s sake,

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 his sons went and held a feast in the house of each one upon his day; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

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

And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place.

A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but when she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for the joy that a man is born into the world.

I thank my God upon all my remembrance of you,

Thou art the daughter of thy mother, that loatheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, who loathed their husbands and their children: your mother was a Hittite, and your father an Amorite.

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

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 →

but he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. — read the full passage →

Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters by all thine abominations which thou hast done.

Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing.

beholding your chaste behaviorcoupledwith fear.

Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice.