May they all be united (in agreement) as one. Just as you, Father, are with me, and I am with you. Help them be united with us! That way the world may believe that you sent me.

The congregation that believed was of one heart and mind. No one claimed his or her own possessions for everything was common property.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision means anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, invite you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called.

We have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love you have for all the holy ones.

I do not need to write you about brotherly love. For God taught you to love one another.

Our friends, we should thank God at all times for you. It is right for us to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love each of you has for the other abounds toward each other.

You should continue to love one another as brothers.

You have purified your hearts by obeying the truth. You have genuine affection for the brothers and sisters. So always love one another intensely (extremely) (deeply) from the heart.

Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Reverence and respect God. Honor the king.

Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, brotherly, tenderhearted, and humble.

Add brotherly kindness to your godliness. And to your brotherly kindness add love.

He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in the darkness!

In this the children of God and the children of the devil are revealed. Whoever does not practice righteousness is not from God. He who does not love his brother is not from God.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God. Whoever loves him that causes the birth also loves him that is born.

With brotherly love

Job's sons used to take turns giving a feast. They invited many others to come, and they always invited their three sisters to join them.

([Psalm of David]) Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity!

In honour

Is not the whole land before you? Let us part company. If you go to the left, I will go to the right. If you go to the right, I will go to the left.

But it will not be so among you. He who will be great among you must be your servant.

When you are invited, take the place of least honor. Then, when your host comes, he will tell you, friend, move to a more honorable place. And the other guests will see how you are honored.

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others more important than you.

Likewise, you younger men, be subject to the older men. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility and serve one another. God resists the proud, but gives loving kindness to the humble.

General references

Jethro rejoiced over all the goodness Jehovah had done to Israel, in delivering them from the hand of the Egyptians.

They love the place of honor at banquets and the prominent seats in the synagogues.

They reasoned among themselves which of them was the greatest.

Contention grew between them concerning which of them was the greatest.

This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.

You should continue to love one another as brothers.

We have this commandment from him, that he who loves God should love his brother also.