7 Bible Verses about Brotherly Kindness
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But as touching love among the brethren, ye need not that I write unto you, for ye yourselves have learned of God that ye are to show charity to one another.
loving one another with brotherly love, with honour preferring one another;
Beloved, let us love one another, for charity is of God. Anyone that loves is born of God and knows God. He that does not love does not know God, for God is charity. In this was the charity of God demonstrated in us, in that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.read more.
In this does the charity consist, not because we had loved God, but because he loved us and has sent his Son to be the reconciliation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and his charity is completed in us. In this we know that we abide in him, and he in us, in that he has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the charity that God has in us. God is charity, and he that abides in charity abides in God, and God in him. In this the charity with us is made perfect, that we may have confidence in the day of judgment, that as he is, so are we in this world. In charity there is no fear; but charity that is perfect casts out fear; because fear has torment; from which he that fears is not complete in charity. We love him, because he first loved us. If anyone says, I love God and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he that does not love 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 loves his brother also.
Owe no one anything, but love one unto another; for he that loves his neighbour has fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not murder, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet, and if there is any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Charity works no evil to a neighbour; therefore, charity is the fulfillment of the law.
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Ye also, giving all diligence to the same, show forth virtue in your faith; and in virtue, knowledge; and in knowledge, temperance; and in temperance, patience; and in patience, fear of God; and in fear of God, brotherly love; and in brotherly love, charity.
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Brotherly kindness » Encouraged
loving one another with brotherly love, with honour preferring one another;
that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold (which perishes, nevertheless it is tried with fire), might be found unto praise and glory and honour when Jesus, the Christ, is made manifest;
Clothed, therefore, (as the elect of God, holy and beloved) with bowels of mercies, with kindness, with humility, with meekness, with tolerance,
Charity suffers long and is benign; charity envies not; charity does nothing without due reason, is not puffed up,
and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another even as God has forgiven you in Christ.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » David
And David said, Is anyone left of the house of Saul that I may show him mercy for Jonathan's sake?
Pe She opened her mouth with wisdom, and the law of mercy is upon her tongue.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » Joseph
Now therefore fear ye not; I will nourish you and your little ones. Thus he comforted them and spoke to their heart.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » moses
But the pastors came and drove them away. Then Moses stood up and defended them and watered their sheep.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » The philippian jailer
And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » The good samaritan
and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn and took care of him.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » The barbarians
And the barbarous people showed us no little kindness; for they kindled a great fire and received all of us because of the present rain and because of the cold.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » Boaz
and let fall also some of the handfuls on purpose for her and leave them that she may glean them and do not reprehend her.