'Brethren' in the Bible

Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren,

and Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren, at the Babylonian removal.

and if ye may salute your brethren only, what do ye abundant? do not also the tax-gatherers so?

And while he was yet speaking to the multitudes, lo, his mother and brethren had stood without, seeking to speak to him,

and one said to him, 'Lo, thy mother and thy brethren do stand without, seeking to speak to thee.'

And he answering said to him who spake to him, 'Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?'

And having stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, he said, 'Lo, my mother and my brethren!

is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

And ye -- ye may not be called Rabbi, for one is your director -- the Christ, and all ye are brethren;

And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my brethren -- the least -- to me ye did it.

Then saith Jesus to them, 'Fear ye not, go away, tell to my brethren that they may go away to Galilee, and there they shall see me.'

Then come do his brethren and mother, and standing without, they sent unto him, calling him,

and a multitude was sitting about him, and they said to him, 'Lo, thy mother and thy brethren without do seek thee.'

And he answered them, saying, 'Who is my mother, or my brethren?'

And having looked round in a circle to those sitting about him, he saith, 'Lo, my mother and my brethren!

And there came unto him his mother and brethren, and they were not able to get to him because of the multitude,

and it was told him, saying, 'Thy mother and thy brethren do stand without, wishing to see thee;'

and he answering said unto them, 'My mother and my brethren! they are those who the word of God are hearing, and doing.'

And he said also to him who did call him, 'When thou mayest make a dinner or a supper, be not calling thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kindred, nor rich neighbours, lest they may also call thee again, and a recompense may come to thee;

and I besought for thee, that thy faith may not fail; and thou, when thou didst turn, strengthen thy brethren.'

after this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples; and there they remained not many days.

his brethren, therefore, said unto him, 'Remove hence, and go away to Judea, that thy disciples also may behold thy works that thou dost;

for not even were his brethren believing in him.

And when his brethren went up, then also he himself went up to the feast, not manifestly, but as in secret;

Jesus saith to her, 'Be not touching me, for I have not yet ascended unto my Father; and be going on to my brethren, and say to them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father, and to my God, and to your God.'

Jesus saith to him, 'If him I will to remain till I come, what -- to thee? be thou following me.' This word, therefore, went forth to the brethren that that disciple doth not die,

these all were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

'Men, brethren, it behoved this Writing that it be fulfilled that beforehand the Holy Spirit spake through the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus,

'Men, brethren! it is permitted to speak with freedom unto you concerning the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is among us unto this day;

And having heard, they were pricked to the heart; they say also to Peter, and to the rest of the apostles, 'What shall we do, men, brethren?'

And now, brethren, I have known that through ignorance ye did it, as also your rulers;

For Moses, indeed, unto the fathers said -- A prophet to you shall the Lord your God raise up out of your brethren, like to me; him shall ye hear in all things, as many as he may speak unto you;

look out, therefore, brethren, seven men of you who are well testified of, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may set over this necessity,

and he said, 'Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken: The God of the glory did appear to our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia, before his dwelling in Haran,

and at the second time was Joseph made known to his brethren, and Joseph's kindred became manifest to Pharaoh,

'And when forty years were fulfilled to him, it came upon his heart to look after his brethren, the sons of Israel;

and he was supposing his brethren to understand that God through his hand doth give salvation; and they did not understand.

'On the succeeding day, also, he shewed himself to them as they are striving, and urged them to peace, saying, Men, brethren are ye, wherefore do ye injustice to one another?

this is the Moses who did say to the sons of Israel: A prophet to you shall the Lord your God raise up out of your brethren, like to me, him shall ye hear.

and the brethren having known, brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

Having called them in, therefore, he lodged them, and on the morrow Peter went forth with them, and certain of the brethren from Joppa went with him,

And the apostles and the brethren who are in Judea heard that also the nations did receive the word of God,

and the Spirit said to me to go with them, nothing doubting, and these six brethren also went with me, and we did enter into the house of the man,

and the disciples, according as any one was prospering, determined each of them to send for ministration to the brethren dwelling in Judea,

and having beckoned to them with the hand to be silent, he declared to them how the Lord brought him out of the prison, and he said, 'Declare to James and to the brethren these things;' and having gone forth, he went on to another place.

and after the reading of the law and of the prophets, the chief men of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, 'Men, brethren, if there be a word in you of exhortation unto the people -- say on.'

'Men, brethren, sons of the race of Abraham, and those among you fearing God, to you was the word of this salvation sent,

'Let it therefore be known to you, men, brethren, that through this one to you is the forgiveness of sins declared,

and the unbelieving Jews did stir up and made evil the souls of the nations against the brethren;

And certain having come down from Judea, were teaching the brethren -- 'If ye be not circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye are not able to be saved;'

they indeed, then, having been sent forward by the assembly, were passing through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the nations, and they were causing great joy to all the brethren.

and there having been much disputing, Peter having risen up said unto them, 'Men, brethren, ye know that from former days, God among us did make choice, through my mouth, for the nations to hear the word of the good news, and to believe;

and after they are silent, James answered, saying, 'Men, brethren, hearken to me;

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, chosen men out of themselves to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas -- Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren --

having written through their hand thus: 'The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren, to those in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia, brethren, who are of the nations, greeting;

Judas also and Silas, being themselves also prophets, through much discourse did exhort the brethren, and confirm,

and having passed some time, they were let go with peace from the brethren unto the apostles;

and after certain days, Paul said unto Barnabas, 'Having turned back again, we may look after our brethren, in every city in which we have preached the word of the Lord -- how they are.'

and Paul having chosen Silas, went forth, having been given up to the grace of God by the brethren;

who was well testified to by the brethren in Lystra and Iconium;

and they, having gone forth out of the prison, entered into the house of Lydia, and having seen the brethren, they comforted them, and went forth.

and not having found them, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the city rulers, calling aloud -- 'These, having put the world in commotion, are also here present,

And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews;

and then immediately the brethren sent forth Paul, to go on as it were to the sea, but both Silas and Timothy were remaining there.

And Paul having remained yet a good many days, having taken leave of the brethren, was sailing to Syria -- and with him are Priscilla and Aquilas -- having shorn his head in Cenchera, for he had a vow;

and he being minded to go through into Achaia, the brethren wrote to the disciples, having exhorted them to receive him, who having come, did help them much who have believed through the grace,

and now, I commend you, brethren, to God, and to the word of His grace, that is able to build up, and to give you an inheritance among all those sanctified.

And we, having finished the course, from Tyre came down to Ptolemais, and having saluted the brethren, we remained one day with them;

And we having come to Jerusalem, the brethren did gladly receive us,

Men, brethren, and fathers, hear my defence now unto you;' --

as also the chief priest doth testify to me, and all the eldership; from whom also having received letters unto the brethren, to Damascus, I was going on, to bring also those there bound to Jerusalem that they might be punished,

And Paul having earnestly beheld the sanhedrim, said, 'Men, brethren, I in all good conscience have lived to God unto this day;'

and Paul said, 'I did not know, brethren, that he is chief priest: for it hath been written, Of the ruler of thy people thou shalt not speak evil;'

and Paul having known that the one part are Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, cried out in the sanhedrim, 'Men, brethren, I am a Pharisee -- son of a Pharisee -- concerning hope and rising again of dead men I am judged.'

where, having found brethren, we were called upon to remain with them seven days, and thus to Rome we came;

and thence, the brethren having heard the things concerning us, came forth to meet us, unto Appii Forum, and Three Taverns -- whom Paul having seen, having given thanks to God, took courage.

And it came to pass after three days, Paul called together those who are the principal men of the Jews, and they having come together, he said unto them: 'Men, brethren, I -- having done nothing contrary to the people, or to the customs of the fathers -- a prisoner from Jerusalem, was delivered up to the hands of the Romans;

And they said unto him, 'We did neither receive letters concerning thee from Judea, nor did any one who came of the brethren declare or speak any evil concerning thee,

And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that many times I did purpose to come unto you -- and was hindered till the present time -- that some fruit I might have also among you, even as also among the other nations.

Are ye ignorant, brethren -- for to those knowing law I speak -- that the law hath lordship over the man as long as he liveth?

So that, my brethren, ye also were made dead to the law through the body of the Christ, for your becoming another's, who out of the dead was raised up, that we might bear fruit to God;

So, then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh;

because whom He did foreknow, He also did fore-appoint, conformed to the image of His Son, that he might be first-born among many brethren;

for I was wishing, I myself, to be anathema from the Christ -- for my brethren, my kindred, according to the flesh,

Brethren, the pleasure indeed of my heart, and my supplication that is to God for Israel, is -- for salvation;

For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this secret -- that ye may not be wise in your own conceits -- that hardness in part to Israel hath happened till the fulness of the nations may come in;

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice -- living, sanctified, acceptable to God -- your intelligent service;

in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another;

And I am persuaded, my brethren -- I myself also -- concerning you, that ye yourselves also are full of goodness, having been filled with all knowledge, able also one another to admonish;

and the more boldly I did write to you, brethren, in part, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me by God,

And I call upon you, brethren, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in the prayers for me unto God,

salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren with them;

And I call upon you, brethren, to mark those who the divisions and the stumbling-blocks, contrary to the teaching that ye did learn, are causing, and turn ye away from them;

And I call upon you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the same thing ye may all say, and there may not be divisions among you, and ye may be perfected in the same mind, and in the same judgment,

for it was signified to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe, that contentions are among you;

for see your calling, brethren, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;

And I, having come unto you, brethren, came -- not in superiority of discourse or wisdom -- declaring to you the testimony of God,

And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly -- as to babes in Christ;

And these things, brethren, I did transfer to myself and to Apollos because of you, that in us ye may learn not to think above that which hath been written, that ye may not be puffed up one for one against the other,

unto your shame I speak: so there is not among you one wise man, not even one, who shall be able to discern in the midst of his brethren!