7 Bible Verses about Brotherly Kindness
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And concerning the brotherly love, ye have no need of my writing to you, for ye yourselves are God-taught to love one another,
in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another;
Beloved, may we love one another, because the love is of God, and every one who is loving, of God he hath been begotten, and doth know God; he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love. In this was manifested the love of God in us, because His Son -- the only begotten -- hath God sent to the world, that we may live through him;read more.
in this is the love, not that we loved God, but that He did love us, and did send His Son a propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if thus did God love us, we also ought one another to love; God no one hath ever seen; if we may love one another, God in us doth remain, and His love is having been perfected in us; in this we know that in Him we do remain, and He in us, because of His Spirit He hath given us. And we -- we have seen and do testify, that the Father hath sent the Son -- Saviour of the world; whoever may confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God in him doth remain, and he in God; and we -- we have known and believed the love, that God hath in us; God is love, and he who is remaining in the love, in God he doth remain, and God in him. In this made perfect hath been the love with us, that boldness we may have in the day of the judgment, because even as He is, we -- we also are in this world; fear is not in the love, but the perfect love doth cast out the fear, because the fear hath punishment, and he who is fearing hath not been made perfect in the love; we -- we love him, because He -- He first loved us; if any one may say -- 'I love God,' and his brother he may hate, a liar he is; for he who is not loving his brother whom he hath seen, God -- whom he hath not seen -- how is he able to love? and this is the command we have from Him, that he who is loving God, may also love his brother.
To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other -- law he hath fulfilled, for, 'Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false testimony, Thou shalt not covet;' and if there is any other command, in this word it is summed up, in this: 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;' the love to the neighbour doth work no ill; the love, therefore, is the fulness of law.
'A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another;
And this same also -- all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge, and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety, and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love;
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Brotherly kindness » Encouraged
in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another;
that the proof of your faith -- much more precious than of gold that is perishing, and through fire being approved -- may be found to praise, and honour, and glory, in the revelation of Jesus Christ,
Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering,
The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,
and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » David
And David saith, 'Is there yet any left to the house of Saul, and I do with him kindness because of Jonathan?'
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » Joseph
and now, fear not: I do nourish you and your infants;' and he comforteth them, and speaketh unto their heart.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » moses
and the shepherds come and drive them away, and Moses ariseth, and saveth them, and watereth their flock.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » The philippian jailer
and having taken them, in that hour of the night, he did bathe them from the blows, and was baptized, himself and all his presently,
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » The good samaritan
and having come near, he bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine, and having lifted him up on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and was careful of him;
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » The barbarians
and the foreigners were shewing us no ordinary kindness, for having kindled a fire, they received us all, because of the pressing rain, and because of the cold;
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » Boaz
and also ye do surely cast to her of the handfuls -- and have left, and she hath gleaned, and ye do not push against her.'