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15 Bible Verses About Brotherhood

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  • Jesus names those who do the will of his Father in heaven as his brother, sister and mother (Matthew 12:50), and Hebrews 2:11 says he is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.
  • Romans 12:10, 1 Thessalonians 4:9 and Hebrews 13:1 use the Greek philadelphia, love of brothers.
  • 1 Peter 2:17 commands love for the adelphotes, the brotherhood, which the NIV renders “the family of believers.”
  • 1 John 3:12-18 sets Cain, who murdered his brother, against Jesus, who laid down his life, and asks believers to love brothers and sisters in need with actions.
  • Matthew 18:15-17 begins a dispute between believers with a private conversation before anyone else is involved.

The Bible uses brother first for sons of the same parents and then for everyone in God’s family. Proverbs 17:17 speaks of the first kind. Jesus calls “whoever does the will of my Father in heaven” his brother and sister (Matthew 12:50), and 1 Peter 2:17 tells the church to “love the family of believers.” Where the Hebrew or Greek says brothers, the New International Version sometimes widens the word. Psalm 133:1 reads “God’s people” where the English Standard Version…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

English Standard Version renderings of Psalm 133:1, Romans 12:10, Hebrews 13:1, 1 Peter 2:17 and Matthew 18:15. biblegateway.com

Strong’s Hebrew 251, אָח (ach): brother, brothers, relatives. biblehub.com/hebrew/251

Strong’s Greek 5360, φιλαδελφία (philadelphia): brotherly love, love of brothers; Thayer’s lexicon lists Romans 12:10, 1 Thessalonians 4:9, Hebrews 13:1, 1 Peter 1:22 and 2 Peter 1:7. biblehub.com/greek/5360

Strong’s Greek 81, ἀδελφότης (adelphotes): brotherhood, fellowship; Thayer’s lexicon lists 1 Peter 2:17 and 1 Peter 5:9. biblehub.com/greek/81

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