61 Bible Verses about Brotherly Love

and whoever shall compel you to go one mile, go two miles with him. Give to him that asks, and from him that would borrow of you turn not away.

He that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward, and he that receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. And whoever shall give one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, I tell you truly, he shall by no means lose his reward.

Honor your father and mother; and you shall love your neighbor as yourself.

for I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you took me in; naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you? or thirsty, and give you drink?read more.
when did we see you a stranger, and take you in? or naked, and clothe you? when did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?

and whoever gives you a cup of water because you are Christ's, truly he shall not lose his reward.

and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength. Second is this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.

and to love him with all the heart, and all the understanding, and all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as himself, is more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.

And as you wish men to do to you, do you also in like manner to them. And if you love those that love you, what thanks have you? for sinners also love those that love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks have you? for sinners do the same.read more.
And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what thanks have you? sinners also lend to sinners, to receive back as much again. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be children of the Most High; for he is good to the unthankful and evil.

And he answered and said, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.

But he, wishing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor? And Jesus replied and said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, who both stripped him and inflicted blows upon him, and went away leaving him half dead. And, providentially, a certain priest went down that way, and seeing him passed by on the other side.read more.
And in like manner a Levite also, being at the place, came and saw him, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, on a journey, came where he was, and seeing him had compassion on him; and he came and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and putting him on his own beast, brought him to a khan, and took care of him. And on the next day, putting out two denarii [28 cents], he gave them to the khan-keeper, and said, Take care of him, and whatever you expend more, when I return I will pay you. Which of these three think you was a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers? And he said, He that had mercy on him. Then said Jesus to him, Do you go and do likewise.

If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do as I have done.

I give you a new commandment to love another, as I have loved you that you also should love one another. By this shall all know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.

This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No man has greater love than this, that one should give his life for his friends.

These things I charge you, that you love one another.

for scarcely for a righteous man will one die, but for a good man some one perhaps would even dare to die;

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor evil, adhere to that which is good, be kindly disposed one to another with brotherly love, in honor prefer one another,

Rejoice with the rejoicing, weep with the weeping. Desire the same thing one for another; desire not the high, but be satisfied with the humble. Be not wise in your own conceit.

Owe no man any thing, except to love one another; for he that loves another has fully performed the law. For this, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not desire inordinately, and if there is any other commandment, it is summarily comprehended in this word; You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Love does no evil to a neighbor; love therefore is the sum of the law.

Let us therefore pursue the things of peace and those which edify one another.

it is good not to eat meat nor drink wine, nor [do] any thing by which your brother stumbles.

And we, the strong, ought to bear the infirmities of those who are not strong, and not to please ourselves. Let us each please our neighbor in that which is good for edification;

And the God of patience and consolation grant you to have the same mind one to another, according to Christ Jesus,

Wherefore, if food offends my brother, I will eat no meat forever, that I may not offend my brother.

Let no one seek his own but the good of another.

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels and have not love, I am a sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal. And if I have prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing. And if I deal out all my property to feed the poor, and if I deliver my body to be burned, and have not love, I shall not be profited.read more.
Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not; love is not boastful, is not puffed up, does not behave unbecomingly, seeks not her own, is not easily provoked, devises not evil, rejoices not in wickedness, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes for all things, and endures all things. Love never fails; but if there are prophecies, they shall pass away; if tongues, they shall cease; if knowledge, it shall pass away.

And now remain faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

let all your [works] be in love.

And if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation, wrought by a patient endurance the same sufferings which we also suffer, and our hope for you is strong; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort and salvation,

as you have also acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing as you also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

For you are called to liberty, brothers, only make not your liberty an occasion for the flesh, but by love serve one another.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

Brothers, if a man is overtaken with any fault, do you that are spiritual restore such a one with a spirit of meekness, considering yourself; lest you also be tried. Bear one another's burdens, and so perform the law of Christ.

As we have opportunity, therefore, let us do good to all, but especially to the members of the family of the faith.

with all humility and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in love,

But be kind one to another, merciful, giving one to another, as God also in Christ gave to you.

and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, an offering and sacrifice to God of good odor.

fulfil my joy, that you have the same mind, having the same love, sympathizing with each other, having one opinion.

We thank the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints,

Put on, therefore, as elect and beloved saints of God, hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, long-suffering, forbearing one another, and forgiving one another if any one has a charge against any, as Christ forgave you, so [do] you also, and in addition to all these [put on] love, which is the bond of perfection.

and the Lord cause you to be full and abound with love one to another and to all men, as we also to you,

But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that I should write to you; for you are taught by God to love one another;

Wherefore exhort one another, and edify one another, as you also do.

For God is not unjust, to forget your work, and the love which you showed for his name, having served the saints and [still] serving them.

and let us observe one another for a provocation of love and of good works,

Let brotherly love continue. Forget not hospitality; for by this some without knowing it have entertained angels. Remember those bound as bound with them, and those injured as being yourselves also in the body.

If you keep indeed the royal law according to the Scripture, You shall love your neighbor as yourself, you do well;

Having purified your souls by obeying the truth to unfeigned brotherly love, love one another fervently, from the heart,

Honor all men, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king.

Finally, be all of one mind, sympathising, loving as brothers, compassionate, humble, not returning evil for evil or railing for railing, but on the contrary blessing [your enemies], because to this you are called, that you may inherit blessing.

above all things have fervent love one for another, for love hides a multitude of sins.

and to piety brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.

He that says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness till now. He that loves his brother continues in the light, and there is no offense in him; but he that hates his brother is in darkness, and walks in darkness, and knows not where he goes, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

By this are the children of God manifest, and the children of the devil; no one that does not righteousness is of God, and no one that loves not his brother. For this is the message which you heard from the beginning; that we should love one another; not as Cain was of the evil one and killed his brother; and why did he kill him? because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.read more.
Wonder not, brothers, if the world hates you.

By this we have known love, because he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. And whoever has the goods of the world and sees his brother have need, and withholds his compassions from him, how continues the love of God in him? My little children, let us not love in word nor tongue, but in work and truth.

And this is his commandment; that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another as he gave commandment.

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God, and every one that loves has been born of God and knows God.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God continues in us and his love is perfected in us.

If any one says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he that loves not his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? And we have this commandment from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.

Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and every one who loves the Father loves also the Son who is born to him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.

And now I beseech you, Curia, not as if writing a new commandment to you, but [one] which we had from the beginning, that we should love one another.