30 Bible Verses about Siblings

But he replied to the man who told him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?"

Whoever does the will of God is my brother, and sister, and mother."

But he said to them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."

Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and having no children, he left his wife to his brother.

Then his brothers and his mother came. And standing outside they sent to him, and called him.

"If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.

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

And every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life.

While he was still talking to the people, behold, his mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.

For even his brothers did not believe in him.

For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother."

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

And this commandment we have from him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.

Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.

for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they also come to this place of torment.'

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him.

So his brothers said to him, "Leave here and go to Judea, that your disciples may see the works you are doing.

When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."

Finally, brethren, farewell. Aim for perfection, listen to my appeal, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

Do not speak against one another, brethren. He who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge of it.

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 a man's enemies will be those of his own household.'

Therefore, brethren, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall;

By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."

My brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back,

Then Peter came to him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?"

and not be like Cain who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous.

Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children.

But Martha was distracted with much serving; and she went to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me."