7 Bible Verses about Brotherly Kindness
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Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another,
Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.read more.
In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet," and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.
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Brotherly kindness » Encouraged
Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.
so that the tested genuineness of your faith--more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire--may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » David
And David said, "Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?"
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » Joseph
So do not fear; I will provide for you and your little ones." Thus he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » moses
The shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses stood up and saved them, and watered their flock.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » The philippian jailer
And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » The good samaritan
He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » The barbarians
The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » Boaz
And also pull out some from the bundles for her and leave it for her to glean, and do not rebuke her."
