'Brothers' in the Bible

Then Jesus’ mother and His brothers came up toward Him, but they could not reach Him because of the crowd.

And He was told, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, asking to see You.”

But He answered, “My mother and My brothers are these who listen to the word of God and do it!”

Jesus also went on to say to the one who had invited Him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or wealthy neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you in return and that will be your repayment.

“If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life [in the sense of indifference to or relative disregard for them in comparison with his attitude toward God]—he cannot be My disciple.

for I have five brothers—in order that he may solemnly warn them and witness to them, so that they too will not come to this place of torment.’

And He said to them, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God,

Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless.

But you will be betrayed and handed over even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death,