'Brothers' in the Bible

Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.

Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.

Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them.

While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.

One said to him, "Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you."

But he answered him who spoke to him, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?"

He stretched out his hand towards his disciples, and said, "Behold, my mother and my brothers!

Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?

Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.

When the ten heard it, they were indignant with the two brothers.

Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no seed left his wife to his brother.

But don't you be called 'Rabbi,' for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers.

"The King will answer them, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'

Then Jesus said to them, "Don't be afraid. Go tell my brothers that they should go into Galilee, and there they will see me."

His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.

A multitude was sitting around him, and they told him, "Behold, your mother, your brothers, and your sisters are outside looking for you."

He answered them, "Who are my mother and my brothers?"

Looking around at those who sat around him, he said, "Behold, my mother and my brothers!

Jesus said, "Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News,

but he will receive one hundred times more now in this time, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and land, with persecutions; and in the age to come eternal life.

There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.

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."

After this, he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they stayed there a few days.

His brothers therefore said to him, "Depart from here, and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see your works which you do.

For even his brothers didn't believe in him.

But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly, but as it were in secret.

Jesus said to her, "Don't hold me, for I haven't yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers, and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"

This saying therefore went out among the brothers, that this disciple wouldn't die. Yet Jesus didn't say to him that he wouldn't die, but, "If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you?"

All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

"Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus.

"Brothers, I may tell you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"

"Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.

For Moses indeed said to the fathers, 'The Lord God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him in all things whatever he says to you.

Therefore select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

He said, "Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

On the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph's race was revealed to Pharaoh.

But when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.

He supposed that his brothers understood that God, by his hand, was giving them deliverance; but they didn't understand.

"The day following, he appeared to them as they fought, and urged them to be at peace again, saying, 'Sirs, you are brothers. Why do you wrong one another?'

This is that Moses, who said to the children of Israel, 'The Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me.'

When the brothers knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him off to Tarsus.

So he called them in and lodged them. On the next day Peter arose and went out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

The Spirit told me to go with them, without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house.

As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, "Tell these things to James, and to the brothers." Then he departed, and went to another place.

After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak."

Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.

Be it known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins,

But the disbelieving Jews stirred up and embittered the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers.

Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can't be saved."

They, being sent on their way by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. They caused great joy to all the brothers.

When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the nations should hear the word of the Good News, and believe.

After they were silent, James answered, "Brothers, listen to me.

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.

They wrote these things by their hand: "The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.

Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers with many words, and strengthened them.

After they had spent some time there, they were sent back with greetings from the brothers to the apostles.

After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let's return now and visit our brothers in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing."

but Paul chose Silas, and went out, being commended by the brothers to the grace of God.

The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.

They went out of the prison, and entered into Lydia's house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, and departed.

When they didn't find them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers before the rulers of the city, crying, "These who have turned the world upside down have come here also,

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.

Then the brothers immediately sent out Paul to go as far as to the sea, and Silas and Timothy still stayed there.

Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.

When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;

Now, brothers, I entrust you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up, and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. We greeted the brothers, and stayed with them one day.

When we had come to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly.

"Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you."

As also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.

Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, "Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day."

Paul said, "I didn't know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, 'You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.'"

But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, "Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!"

After three months, we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was "The Twin Brothers."

where we found brothers, and were entreated to stay with them for seven days. So we came to Rome.

From there the brothers, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius and The Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God, and took courage.

It happened that after three days Paul called together those who were the leaders of the Jews. When they had come together, he said to them, "I, brothers, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, still was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans,

They said to him, "We neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor did any of the brothers come here and report or speak any evil of you.

Now I don't desire to have you unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you, and was hindered so far, that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.

Or don't you know, brothers (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man for as long as he lives?

Therefore, my brothers, you also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you would be joined to another, to him who was raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit to God.

So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers' sake, my relatives according to the flesh,

Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.

For I don't desire you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you won't be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in,

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.