50 Bible Verses about Siblings
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But He replied to the one who told Him, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?”
Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father though not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife.
But He replied to them, “My mother and My brothers are those who hear and do the word of God.”
Now there were seven brothers among us. The first got married and died. Having no offspring, he left his wife to his brother.
A Davidic song of ascents.How good and pleasant it is
when brothers live together in harmony!
A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a difficult time.
Then His mother and His brothers came, and standing outside, they sent word to Him and called Him.
“If anyone 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, “I assure you: There is no one who has left a house, wife or brothers, parents or children because of the kingdom of God,
Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed,
and she bore him Aaron and Moses.
Amram lived 137 years.
And everyone who has left houses, brothers or sisters, father or mother, children, or fields because of My name will receive 100 times more and will inherit eternal life.
He was still speaking to the crowds when suddenly His mother and brothers were standing outside wanting to speak to Him.
For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven, that person is My brother and sister and mother.”
You will even be betrayed by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will kill some of you.
Even your brothers—your own father’s household—
even they were treacherous to you;
even they have cried out loudly after you.
Do not have confidence in them,
though they speak well of you.
Abraham said about his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.
“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will even rise up against their parents and have them put to death.
because I have five brothers—to warn them, so they won’t also come to this place of torment.’
You are not to have sexual intercourse with your brother’s wife; it will shame your brother.
Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren’t His sisters here with us?” So they were offended by Him.
“If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, ‘Let us go and worship other gods’—which neither you nor your fathers have known,
so His brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea so Your disciples can see Your works that You are doing.
When His family heard this, they set out to restrain Him, because they said, “He’s out of His mind.”
Finally, brothers, rejoice. Become mature, be encouraged, be of the same mind, be at peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
B Our sister is young;
she has no breasts.
What will we do for our sister
on the day she is spoken for?
Don’t criticize one another, brothers. He who criticizes a brother or judges his brother criticizes the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.
You are not to have sexual intercourse with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s, whether born at home or born elsewhere. You are not to have sex with her.
If anyone says, “I love God,” yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For the person who does not love his brother he has seen cannot love the God he has not seen.
Therefore, brothers, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble.
‘The one who sleeps with his sister, whether his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter is cursed.’
And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
Then Joseph had a dream. When he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
This is how we have come to know love: He laid down His life for us. We should also lay down our lives for our brothers.
A man with many friends may be harmed,
but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
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Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and produce offspring for your brother.”
So Joseph sent his brothers on their way, and as they were leaving, he said to them, “Don’t argue on the way.”
Someone from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how many times could my brother sin against me and I forgive him? As many as seven times?”
unlike Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.
They saw him in the distance, and before he had reached them, they plotted to kill him.
Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,
and don’t go to your brother’s house
in your time of calamity;
better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t You care that my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand.”
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