7 Bible Verses about Brotherly Kindness
Most Relevant Verses
But concerning brotherly love there is no need of writing to you; for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;
In brotherly love, be affectionate to one another; in honor, give each other the preference.
Beloved, let us love one another; for love is from God, and every one that loveth hath been born of God, and knoweth God; he that loveth not hath not known God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God in regard to us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we may live through him.read more.
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one hath ever seen God. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. Hereby we know that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and bear witness, that the Father hath sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whoever acknowledgeth that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God hath in regard to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein hath love been perfected with us, that we have confidence in the day of judgment; because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casteth out fear; because fear hath torment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love, because he first loved us. If any one saith, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar; for he that loveth not his brother, whom he hath seen, how can he love God, whom he hath not seen? And this commandment we have from him, that he who loveth God love also his brother.
Owe no one anything but brotherly love; for he that loveth others hath fulfilled the Law. For these, "Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet," and every other commandment, are summed up in this precept, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." Love worketh no ill to ones neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the Law.
A new commandment I give you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
even for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge, and to knowledge selfcontrol, and to selfcontrol endurance, and to endurance godliness, and to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.
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Brotherly kindness » Encouraged
In brotherly love, be affectionate to one another; in honor, give each other the preference.
that the proof of your faith, much more precious than gold which perisheth, but is tried with fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the manifestation of Jesus Christ;
Clothe yourselves, therefore, as the chosen of God, holy and beloved, with compassionate affections, kindness, lowliness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Love suffereth long, is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not herself, is not puffed up,
and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » David
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » Joseph
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » moses
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » The philippian jailer
And he took them with him at that hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and he was immediately baptized, himself and all that belonged to him.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » The good samaritan
and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine, and setting him on his own beast, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » The barbarians
And the barbarians showed us no little kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the rain which had come on, and because of the cold.