99 occurrences

'Brother' in the Bible

And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon named Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a drag into the sea -- for they were fishers --

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And having advanced thence, he saw other two brothers, James of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, refitting their nets, and he called them,

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'If, therefore, thou mayest bring thy gift to the altar, and there mayest remember that thy brother hath anything against thee,

People Rememberingthe Gifts of GodForgiving Others Who Hurt YouPurgatory

or, how wilt thou say to thy brother, Suffer I may cast out the mote from thine eye, and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?

UncharitablenessPlucking OutEyes Cared ForA Little Bit

And of the twelve apostles the names are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James of Zebedee, and John his brother;

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For Herod having laid hold on John, did bind him, and did put him in prison, because of Herodias his brother Philip's wife,

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And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John his brother, and doth bring them up to a high mount by themselves,

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And, walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew his brother, casting a drag into the sea, for they were fishers,

FishermenCall To ServiceFishing

And having gone on thence a little, he saw James of Zebedee, and John his brother, and they were in the boat refitting the nets,

NetsMendingBoatsRepairing

and James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he put on them names -- Boanerges, that is, 'Sons of thunder;'

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And he did not suffer any one to follow with him, except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James;

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For Herod himself, having sent forth, did lay hold on John, and bound him in the prison, because of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, because he married her,

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for John said to Herod -- 'It is not lawful to thee to have the wife of thy brother;'

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'Teacher, Moses wrote to us, that if any one's brother may die, and may leave a wife, and may leave no children, that his brother may take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.

OffspringWidowsConceptionLack Of Sons

And in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar -- Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother, tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene --

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and Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, and concerning all the evils that Herod did,

RebukeWivesRulers Of A FourthNamed Gentile Rulers

(Simon, whom also he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

zealots

or how art thou able to say to thy brother, Brother, suffer, I may take out the mote that is in thine eye -- thyself the beam in thine own eye not beholding? Hypocrite, take first the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou shalt see clearly to take out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

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And a certain one said to him, out of the multitude, 'Teacher, say to my brother to divide with me the inheritance.'

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and he said to him -- Thy brother is arrived, and thy father did kill the fatted calf, because in health he did receive him back.

Fat AnimalsKilling Domesticated AnimalsEating Cattle

but to be merry, and to be glad, it was needful, because this thy brother was dead, and did live again, he was lost, and was found.'

Alive, Description OfBeing Dead In SinSpiritually DeadLost People

saying, 'Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one's brother may die, having a wife, and he may die childless -- that his brother may take the wife, and may raise up seed to his brother.

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Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard from John, and followed him;

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this one doth first find his own brother Simon, and saith to him, 'We have found the Messiah,' (which is, being interpreted, The Anointed,)

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one of his disciples -- Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter -- saith to him,

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and it was Mary who did anoint the Lord with ointment, and did wipe his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was ailing --

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and many of the Jews had come unto Martha and Mary, that they might comfort them concerning their brother;

Compassion, Examples OfBurials, FeaturesVisitingComfort, Of Friends

Martha, therefore, said unto Jesus, 'Sir, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;

BlameDivine DelaysThe Presence Of ChristNot DyingDeath Preventedlazarus

Mary, therefore, when she came where Jesus was, having seen him, fell at his feet, saying to him, 'Sir, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died;'

GesturesFeetThe Presence Of ChristNot DyingBowing Before MessiahDeath Prevented

And Ananias went away, and did enter into the house, and having put upon him his hands, said, 'Saul, brother, the Lord hath sent me -- Jesus who did appear to thee in the way in which thou wast coming -- that thou mayest see again, and mayest be filled with the Holy Spirit.'

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and they having heard, were glorifying the Lord. They said also to him, 'Thou seest, brother, how many myriads there are of Jews who have believed, and all are zealous of the law,

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having come unto me and stood by me, said to me, Saul, brother, look up; and I the same hour did look up to him;

VisionHealing Through Disciples

And thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or again, thou, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand at the tribunal of the Christ;

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and if through victuals thy brother is grieved, no more dost thou walk according to love; do not with thy victuals destroy that one for whom Christ died.

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salute you doth Gaius, my host, and of the whole assembly; salute you doth Erastus, the steward of the city, and Quartus the brother,

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and now, I did write to you not to keep company with him, if any one, being named a brother, may be a whoremonger, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner -- with such a one not even to eat together;

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but brother with brother doth go to be judged, and this before unbelievers!

Not Believing The Gospel

And to the rest I speak -- not the Lord -- if any brother hath a wife unbelieving, and she is pleased to dwell with him, let him not send her away;

OpinionsNot Believing The GospelAvoid Divorce

and the brother who is infirm shall perish by thy knowledge, because of whom Christ died?

The Effect Of Christ's DeathDrawbacks To KnowledgeDestruction Of The ChurchHelp The Weak

wherefore, if victuals cause my brother to stumble, I may eat no flesh -- to the age -- that my brother I may not cause to stumble.

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and concerning Apollos our brother, much I did entreat him that he may come unto you with the brethren, and it was not at all his will that he may come now, and he will come when he may find convenient.

ApollosRight Time For People

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, and Timotheus the brother, to the assembly of God that is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:

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I have not had rest to my spirit, on my not finding Titus my brother, but having taken leave of them, I went forth to Macedonia;

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and we sent with him the brother, whose praise in the good news is through all the assemblies,

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and we sent with them our brother, whom we proved in many things many times being diligent, and now much more diligent, by the great confidence that is toward you,

OptimismTrusting Other PeoplePeople Sending People

I entreated Titus, and did send with him the brother; did Titus take advantage of you? in the same spirit did we not walk? -- did we not in the same steps?

Spirit, Nature OfThose Who Deceived

and other of the apostles I did not see, except James, the brother of the Lord.

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And that ye may know -- ye also -- the things concerning me -- what I do, all things make known to you shall Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful ministrant in the Lord,

Ministry, Qualifications ForThings RevealedChristians Are Called Servants Of Christ

And I thought it necessary Epaphroditus -- my brother, and fellow-workman, and fellow-soldier, and your apostle and servant to my need -- to send unto you,

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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timotheus the brother,

Apostles, Basis Of AuthorityLettersWhat God's Will Is

All the things concerning me make known to you shall Tychicus -- the beloved brother, and faithful ministrant, and fellow-servant in the Lord --

Good FriendsFaithfulness, Examples OfLoyaltyTelling Of People's Situations

with Onesimus the faithful and beloved brother, who is of you; all things to you shall they make known that are here.

Faithfulness, Examples OfLoyaltyOptimismTelling Of People's Situations

and did send Timotheus -- our brother, and a ministrant of God, and our fellow-workman in the good news of the Christ -- to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith,

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that no one go beyond and defraud in the matter his brother, because an avenger is the Lord of all these, as also we spake before to you and testified,

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Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus the brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker,

Fellow WorkersTitles And Names Of MinistersChristians Are Called Prisoners Of Christ

no more as a servant, but above a servant -- a brother beloved, especially to me, and how much more to thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord!

Sibling Love

Yes, brother, may I have profit of thee in the Lord; refresh my bowels in the Lord;

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and they shall not teach each his neighbour, and each his brother, saying, Know thou the Lord, because they shall all know Me from the small one of them unto the great one of them,

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Know ye that the brother Timotheus is released, with whom, if he may come more shortly, I will see you.

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and if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of the daily food,

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Through Silvanus, to you the faithful brother, as I reckon, through few words I did write, exhorting and testifying this to be the true grace of God in which ye have stood.

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and the long-suffering of our Lord count ye salvation, according as also our beloved brother Paul -- according to the wisdom given to him -- did write to you,

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and he who is hating his brother, in the darkness he is, and in the darkness he doth walk, and he hath not known whither he doth go, because the darkness did blind his eyes.

Darkness, As A Symbol Of SinBigotryRacismDarkness Of EvilNot Knowing WhereBlindingOther BlindingSibling Love

Every one who is hating his brother -- a man-killer he is, and ye have known that no man-killer hath life age-during in him remaining,

HatredBullyingAccepting OthersNot Maintaining LifeJudged As MurderersEternal lifeHateForgiving Others Who Hurt YouSibling Lovehaters

I, John, who also am your brother, and fellow-partner in the tribulation, and in the reign and endurance, of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, because of the word of God, and because of the testimony of Jesus Christ;

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Bible Theasaurus

Brother (439 instances)
Comrade (14 instances)
Kinsman (27 instances)
Match (10 instances)

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
G80
ἀδελφός 
Adelphos 
Usage: 302

φιλαδελφία 
Philadelphia 
Usage: 6

אח 
'ach 
Usage: 629

אח 
'ach (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

אחוה 
'achavah 
Usage: 1

דּד דּוד 
Dowd 
Usage: 61

יבם 
Yabam 
Usage: 3

יבם 
Yabam 
Usage: 2

יבמת 
Y@bemeth 
Usage: 5

ריע רע 
Rea` 
Usage: 187

G81
ἀδελφότης 
Adelphotes 
Usage: 2

ψευδάδελφος 
Pseudadelphos 
Usage: 2

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