Brotherhood is a bond of kinship and camaraderie, uniting believers as members of God’s family. Throughout the Bible, we find examples of brotherhood that exemplify loyalty, sacrifice, and mutual support. Join us as we journey through verses that celebrate the unique bond of brotherhood, inspiring us to cultivate relationships built on love, trust, and shared faith in Christ.
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Bible Verses About Brotherhood
Genesis 4:9 – Am I My Brother’s Keeper?
Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”
Genesis 13:8 – Let There Be No Strife Between You and Me
So Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no strife between you and me, and between our herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren.”
Leviticus 19:18 – Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
Ruth 1:16 – Your People Shall Be My People
But Ruth said: “Entreat me not to leave you, or to turn back from following after you; for wherever you go, I will go; and wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.”
Proverbs 17:17 – A Friend Loves at All Times
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Matthew 5:23-24 – Reconcile with Your Brother
Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First, be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
Matthew 18:15 – If Your Brother Sins Against You
Moreover, if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.
Matthew 22:39 – Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
John 15:13 – Greater Love Has No One than This
Greater love has no one than this than to lay down one’s life for his friends.
John 15:17 – Love One Another
These things I command you, that you love one another.
Acts 2:44-45 – They Had All Things in Common
Now all who believed were together and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.
Romans 12:10 – Be Devoted to One Another
Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another.
Romans 12:15 – Rejoice with Those Who Rejoice
Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.
Romans 14:19 – Pursue the Things Which Make for Peace
Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another.
1 Corinthians 1:10 – Be of the Same Mind
Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
1 Corinthians 12:26 – If One Member Suffers, All the Members Suffer
And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
Galatians 6:2 – Bear One Another’s Burdens
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Galatians 6:10 – Do Good to All
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Ephesians 4:32 – Be Kind to One Another
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 5:21 – Submitting to One Another
submitting to one another in the fear of God.
Philippians 2:1-2 – Be Like-Minded
If there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
Philippians 2:3 – Esteem Others Better Than Yourself
Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.
Colossians 3:13 – Bearing with One Another
bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.
Colossians 3:16 – Teaching and Admonishing One Another
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 4:9 – You Have No Need for Me to Write to You About Brotherly Love
But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.
Hebrews 10:24 – Stir Up Love and Good Works
And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works.
Hebrews 13:1 – Let Brotherly Love Continue
Let brotherly love continue.
James 2:8 – Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.
James 4:11 – Do Not Speak Evil Against One Another
Do not speak evil of one another, brethren.
1 Peter 1:22 – Love One Another Fervently
Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart.
1 Peter 2:17 – Love the Brotherhood
Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
1 Peter 3:8 – Have Unity of Mind, Sympathy, Love, a Tender Heart, and a Humble Mind
Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous.
1 John 3:11 – Love One Another
For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
1 John 4:7 – Love One Another
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
1 John 4:11 – Love One Another
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
1 John 4:20-21 – Love One Another
If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.
1 John 5:1 – Love God and Keep His Commandments
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him.
1 John 5:2 – Love God and Keep His Commandments
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments.
2 John 1:5 – Love One Another
And now I plead with you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we have had from the beginning: that we love one another.
3 John 1:14 – Greet the Friends by Name
But I hope to see you shortly, and we shall speak face to face. Peace to you. Our friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.