50 Bible Verses about Siblings

But Jesus answered the one who was telling Him and said, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?”

Besides, she actually is my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife;

For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother.”

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

Now there were seven brothers with us; and the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother;

A Song of Ascents, of David.
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brothers to dwell together in unity!

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

Then His mother and His brothers *arrived, 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 and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.

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,

Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses; and the length of Amram’s life was one hundred and thirty-seven years.

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms for My name’s sake, will receive many times as much, and will inherit eternal life.

While He was still speaking to the crowds, behold, His mother and brothers were standing outside, seeking to speak to Him.

For not even His brothers were believing in Him.

For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother.”

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

“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.”

Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brother also.

“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.

for I have five brothers—in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’

You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it is your brother’s nakedness.

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.

“If your brother, your mother’s son, or your son or daughter, or the wife you cherish, or your friend who is as your own soul, entice you secretly, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods’ (whom neither you nor your fathers have known,

Therefore His brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go into Judea, so that Your disciples also may see Your works which You are doing.

When His own people heard of this, they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “He has lost His senses.”

Finally, brethren, rejoice, be made complete, be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

“We have a little sister,
And she has no breasts;
What shall we do for our sister
On the day when she is spoken for?

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.

No man can by any means redeem his brother
Or give to God a ransom for him—

The nakedness of your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether born at home or born outside, their nakedness you shall not uncover.

If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one 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 the members of his household.

Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble;

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

‘Cursed is he who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father or of his mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.

We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Say to your brothers, “Ammi,” and to your sisters, “Ruhamah.”

A man of too many friends comes to ruin,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Then Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife, and perform your duty as a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.”

So he sent his brothers away, and as they departed, he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the journey.”

Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.”

My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns him back,

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

not as Cain, who was of the evil one and slew his brother. And for what reason did he slay him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.

When they saw him from a distance and before he came close to them, they plotted against him to put him to death.

Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless;

Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.

But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me.”