9 occurrences

'Brother' in the Bible

While Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were throwing a net into the sea because 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 a boat repairing their nets.

Verse ConceptsNetsMendingBoatsRepairing

Zebedee's sons James and his brother John (whom he named Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder),

Verse ConceptsSonsThunderPeople Renaming Peoplezealots

Jesus allowed no one to go further with him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.

Verse ConceptsPeter, The DiscipleExclusionChrist Going With People

because Herod himself had sent men who arrested John, bound him with chains, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom Herod had married.

Verse ConceptsPrisonersRopesBad Wives ExamplesDispleasureTransferring Wives

"Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no child, he should marry the widow and have children for his brother.

Verse ConceptsOffspringWidowsConceptionLack Of Sons

Bible Theasaurus

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

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