7 Bible Verses about Brotherly Kindness
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Now concerning brotherly love ye have no need that we should write to you, for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
as to brotherly love, kindly affectioned towards one another: as to honour, each taking the lead in paying it to the other:
Beloved, let us love one another; because love is of God, and every one that loves has been begotten of God, and knows God. He that loves not has not known God; for God is love. Herein as to us has been manifested the love of God, that God has sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.read more.
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son a propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God has 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 love is perfected in us. Hereby we know that we abide in him and he in us, that he has given to us of his Spirit. And we have seen, and testify, that the Father has sent the Son as 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 have believed the love which God has to us. God is love, and he that abides in love abides in God, and God in him. Herein has love been perfected with us that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, that even as he is, we also are in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has torment, and he that fears has not been made perfect in love. We love because he has first loved us. If any one say, I love God, and hate 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 this commandment have we from him, That he that loves God love also his brother.
Owe no one anything, unless to love one another: for he that loves another has fulfilled the law. For, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not lust; and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love works no ill to its neighbour; love therefore is the whole law.
A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
But for this very reason also, using therewith all diligence, in your faith have also virtue, in virtue knowledge, in knowledge temperance, in temperance endurance, in endurance godliness, in godliness brotherly love, in brotherly love love:
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Brotherly kindness » Encouraged
as to brotherly love, kindly affectioned towards one another: as to honour, each taking the lead in paying it to the other:
that the proving of your faith, much more precious than of gold which perishes, though it be proved by fire, be found to praise and glory and honour in the revelation of Jesus Christ:
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;
Love has long patience, is kind; love is not emulous of others; love is not insolent and rash, is not puffed up,
and be to one another kind, compassionate, forgiving one another, so as God also in Christ has forgiven you.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » David
And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and upon her tongue is the law of kindness.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » Joseph
And now, fear not: I will maintain you and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spoke consolingly to them.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » moses
And the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses rose and helped them, and watered their flock.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » The philippian jailer
And he took them the same hour of the night and washed them from their stripes; and was baptised, he and all his straightway.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » The good samaritan
and came up to him and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine; and having put him on his own beast, took him to the inn and took care of him.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » The barbarians
But the barbarians shewed us no common kindness; for, having kindled a fire, they took us all in because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » Boaz
And ye shall also sometimes draw out for her some ears out of the handfuls, and leave them that she may glean, and rebuke her not.
