Bible Verses About Brotherly Relationships

Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;

And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.

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.

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

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

He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.

And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.

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

Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?

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

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

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.

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

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

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

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

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

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?

Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.

And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.

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

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

Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.

Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.

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

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.