'Brothers' in the Bible

His mother and brothers came to him, and they could not come near him for the crowd.

It was told him by some saying, "Your mother and your brothers stand outside, desiring to see you."

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

He also said to the one who had invited him, "When you make a dinner or a supper, don't call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.

"If anyone comes to me, and doesn't disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can't be my disciple.

for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, so they won't also come into this place of torment.'

He said to them, "Most certainly 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,

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

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

but I prayed for you, that your faith wouldn't fail. You, when once you have turned again, establish your brothers."