25 Bible Verses About Brothers (ESV)

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This is a hand-curated and ranked list of the most relevant Bible verses about Brothers (ESV). Verses are ranked by number of votes.

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Bible Verses About Brothers

86

Proverbs 17:17

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

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1 John 3:15

15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

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58

Psalm 133:1

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

133:1   Behold, how good and pleasant it is
    when brothers dwell in unity!

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47

Hebrews 13:1

13:1 Let brotherly love continue.

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45

1 John 4:20

20 If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.

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43

Proverbs 18:24

24   A man of many companions may come to ruin,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

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33

Matthew 18:15-20

15 “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. 18 Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19 Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”

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24

1 Peter 1:22

22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,

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23

Hebrews 2:11

11 For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers,

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20

Matthew 18:35

35 So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.”

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16

1 Timothy 5:8

But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

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16

John 13:34-35

34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

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15

Matthew 25:40

40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

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15

Matthew 12:50

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

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13

2 Samuel 1:26

26     I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan;
  very pleasant have you been to me;
    your love to me was extraordinary,
    surpassing the love of women.

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11

Proverbs 27:10

10   Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend,
    and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity.
  Better is a neighbor who is near
    than a brother who is far away.

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10

Jeremiah 34:9

that everyone should set free his Hebrew slaves, male and female, so that no one should enslave a Jew, his brother.

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9

Matthew 5:22

22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.

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9

Leviticus 19:17

17 “You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him.

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8

Romans 12:10

10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.

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7

Genesis 43:30-34

30 Then Joseph hurried out, for his compassion grew warm for his brother, and he sought a place to weep. And he entered his chamber and wept there. 31 Then he washed his face and came out. And controlling himself he said, “Serve the food.” 32 They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians could not eat with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians. 33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth. And the men looked at one another in amazement. 34 Portions were taken to them from Joseph’s table, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank and were merry with him.

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7

1 Corinthians 7:12

12 To the rest I say (I, not the Lord) that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her.

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7

Song of Solomon 8:1

8:1   Oh that you were like a brother to me
    who nursed at my mother’s breasts!
  If I found you outside, I would kiss you,
    and none would despise me.

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6

James 1:19

19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;

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5

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.

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