For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother."

For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother."

She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to what he said.

But Martha was distracted with all the preparations she had to make, so she came up to him and said, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do all the work alone? Tell her to help me."

Now a certain man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived.

(Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.)

And when she had said this, Martha went and called her sister Mary, saying privately, "The Teacher is here and is asking for you."

Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of the deceased, replied, "Lord, by this time the body will have a bad smell, because he has been buried four days."

Now standing beside Jesus' cross were his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

But when the son of Paul's sister heard about the ambush, he came and entered the barracks and told Paul.

But you who eat vegetables only -- why do you judge your brother or sister? And you who eat everything -- why do you despise your brother or sister? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.

Therefore we must not pass judgment on one another, but rather determine never to place an obstacle or a trap before a brother or sister.

For if your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy by your food someone for whom Christ died.

Now I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea,

Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the believers who are with them.

But if the unbeliever wants a divorce, let it take place. In these circumstances the brother or sister is not bound. God has called you in peace.

So by your knowledge the weak brother or sister, for whom Christ died, is destroyed.

For this reason, if food causes my brother or sister to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause one of them to sin.

to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your house.

If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacks daily food,

The children of your elect sister greet you.