'Brothers' in the Bible

Abraham was the father of Isaac; Isaac of Jacob; Jacob of Judah and his brothers.

Josiah of Jeconiah and his brothers at the period of the Removal to Babylon.

And walking along the shore of the Lake of Galilee He saw two brothers--Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew--throwing a drag-net into the Lake; for they were fishers.

He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zabdi and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zabdi mending their nets; and He called them.

While He was still addressing the people His mother and His brothers were standing on the edge of the crowd desiring to speak to Him.

So some one told Him, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and desire to speak to you."

"Who is my mother?" He said to the man; "and who are my brothers?"

And pointing to His disciples He added, "See here are my mother and my brothers.

Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers, James, Joseph, Simon and Judah?

Six day later, Jesus took with Him Peter and the brothers James and John, and brought them up a high mountain to a solitary place.

And whoever has forsaken houses, or brothers or sisters, or father or mother, or children or lands, for my sake, shall receive many times as much and shall have as his inheritance the Life of the Ages.

The other ten heard of this, and their indignation was aroused against the two brothers.

Now we had among us seven brothers. The eldest of them married, but died childless, leaving his wife to his brother.

"As for you, do not accept the title of 'Rabbi,' for one alone is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.

By this time His mother and His brothers arrive, and standing outside they send a message to Him to call Him.

Now a crowd was sitting round Him; so they tell Him, "Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, inquiring for you."

"Who are my mother and my brothers?" He replied.

"Here are my mother and my brothers. For wherever there is one who has been obedient to God, there is my brother--my sister--and my mother."

And He allowed no one to accompany Him except Peter and the brothers James and John.

"In solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that there is no one who has forsaken house or brothers or sisters, or mother or father, or children or lands, for my sake and for the sake of the Good News,

but will receive a hundred times as much now in this present life--houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, lands--and persecution with them--and in the coming age the Life of the Ages.

There were once seven brothers, the eldest of whom married a wife, but at his death left no family.

Then came to Him His mother and His brothers, but could not get near Him for the crowd.

But He was told, "Your mother and brothers are standing on the edge of the crowd, and want to see you."

"My mother and my brothers," He replied, "are these who hear God's Message and obey it."

Also to His host, who had invited Him, He said, "When you give a breakfast or a dinner, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbours, lest perhaps they should invite you in return and a requital be made you.

"If any one is coming to me who does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes and his own life also, he cannot be a disciple of mine.

For I have five brothers. Let him earnestly warn them, lest they also come to this place of torment.'

"I solemnly tell you," replied Jesus, "that there is no one who has left house or wife, or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of God's Kingdom,

Now there were seven brothers. The first of them took a wife and died childless.

You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives, friends; and some of you they will put to death.

Afterwards He went down to Capernaum--He, and His mother, and His brothers, and His disciples; and they made a short stay there.

So His brothers said to Him, "Leave these parts and go into Judaea, that not only we but your disciples also may witness the miracles which you perform.

For even His brothers were not believers in Him.

When however His brothers had gone up to the Festival, then He also went up, not openly, but as it were privately.

All of these with one mind continued earnest in prayer, together with some women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and His brothers.

On their second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Pharaoh was informed of Joseph's parentage.

The next day, also, he came and found two of them fighting, and he endeavoured to make peace between them. "'Sirs,' he said, 'you are brothers. Why are you wronging one another?'

Three months passed before we set sail in an Alexandrian vessel, called the 'Twin Brothers,' which had wintered at the island.

For those whom He has known beforehand He has also pre-destined to bear the likeness of His Son, that He might be the Eldest in a vast family of brothers;

Have we not a right to take with us on our journeys a Christian sister as our wife, as the rest of the Apostles do--and the Lord's brothers and Peter?

Never administer a sharp reprimand to a man older than yourself; but entreat him as if he were your father, and the younger men as brothers;

For both He who sanctifies and those whom He is sanctifying have all one Father; and for this reason He is not ashamed to speak of them as His brothers;

as when He says: "I will proclaim Thy name to My brothers: in the midst of the congregation I will hymn Thy praises;"

And for this purpose it was necessary that in all respects He should be made to resemble His brothers, so that He might become a compassionate and faithful High Priest in things relating to God, in order to atone for the sins of the people.