50 Bible Verses about Siblings

But he answered him who spoke to him, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?"

Besides, she is indeed 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, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother."

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

Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no seed left his wife to his brother.

See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity.

A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.

And then his brothers and his mother came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.

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

He said to them, "Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for the Kingdom of God's sake,

Amram took Jochebed his father's sister to himself as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty-seven years.

Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.

While he was yet speaking to the crowds, suddenly his mother and his 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 who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother."

You will be handed over even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will cause some of you to be put to death.

For even your brothers, and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you; even they have cried aloud after you: do not believe them, though they speak beautiful words to you.

Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.

"And brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child. Children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, so they won't also come into 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, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Are not his sisters here with us?" They were offended at him.

If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend, who is as your own soul, entice you secretly, saying, "Let us go and serve other gods," which you have not known, you, nor your fathers;

His brothers therefore said to him, "Depart from here, and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do.

And when his family heard it, they went out to take charge of him: for they said, "He is out of his mind."

Finally, brothers, rejoice. Be perfected, be comforted, be of the same mind, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

We have a little sister. She has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister in the day when she is to be spoken for?

Do not speak against one another, brothers. 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.

none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.

"'You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home, or born abroad.

If a man 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 foes will be those of his own household.

Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.

I have become a stranger to my brothers, a foreigner to my mother's children.

'Cursed is he who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'

Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more.

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

"Say to your brothers, 'My people.' and to your sisters, 'My loved one.'

A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Judah said to Onan, "Go in to your brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her, and raise up seed to your brother."

So he sent his brothers away, and they departed. He said to them, "See that you do not quarrel on the way."

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

My brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back,

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

unlike Cain, who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

They saw him afar off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.

There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.

Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend. Do not go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.

But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me."