9 occurrences

'Brother' in the Bible

As He was passing along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother. They were casting a net into the sea, since they were fishermen.

Verse ConceptsFishermenCall To ServiceFishing

Going on a little farther, He saw James the son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in their boat mending their nets.

Verse ConceptsNetsMendingBoatsRepairing

and to James the son of Zebedee,and to his brother John,He gave the name “Boanerges”(that is, “Sons of Thunder”);

Verse ConceptsSonsThunderPeople Renaming Peoplezealots

He did not let anyone accompany Him except Peter, James, and John, James’s brother.

Verse ConceptsPeter, The DiscipleExclusionChrist Going With People

For Herod himself had given orders to arrest John and to chain him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married.

Verse ConceptsPrisonersRopesBad Wives ExamplesDispleasureTransferring Wives

“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaves his wife behind, and leaves no child, his brother should take the wife and produce offspring for his brother.

Verse ConceptsOffspringWidowsConceptionLack Of Sons

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Brother (439 instances)
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