Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from the heart,

“He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name,

So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.

If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.

Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king.

A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

“If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.

I have become estranged from my brothers
And an alien to my mother’s sons.

and a man’s enemies will be the members of his household.

For the sake of my brothers and my friends,
I will now say, “May peace be within you.”

Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;

Then David the king went in and sat before the Lord, and he said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

(but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),

“For even your brothers and the household of your father,
Even they have dealt treacherously with you,
Even they have cried aloud after you.
Do not believe them, although they may say nice things to you.”

Listen, O daughter, give attention and incline your ear:
Forget your people and your father’s house;

Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

May the Lord give you increase,
You and your children.

And He said to them, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,

for from now on five members in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

But you will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death,

“At that time,” declares the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people.”

“You only have I chosen among all the families of the earth;
Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”

But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”

Grace, mercy and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

It shall come about if he says to you, ‘I will not go out from you,’ because he loves you and your household, since he fares well with you;

And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.

Do not trust in a neighbor;
Do not have confidence in a friend.
From her who lies in your bosom
Guard your lips.

Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.

Behold, children are a gift of the Lord,
The fruit of the womb is a reward.

His descendants will be mighty on earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed.

If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

And death will be chosen rather than life by all the remnant that remains of this evil family, that remains in all the places to which I have driven them,” declares the Lord of hosts.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.

When I saw their fear, I rose and spoke to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people: “Do not be afraid of them; remember the Lord who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives and your houses.”

He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity

“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.