7 Bible Verses about Brotherly Kindness
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But concerning love of the brethren ye have no need that one write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;
In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him.read more.
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us: hereby we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. And we have beheld and bear witness that the Father hath sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God. And we know and have believed the love which God hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him. Herein is love made perfect with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, even so are we in this world. There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love, because he first loved us. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, cannot love God whom he hath not seen. And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also.
Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: love therefore is the fulfilment of the law.
A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge; and in your knowledge self-control; and in your'self-control patience; and in your patience godliness; and in your godliness brotherly kindness; and in your brotherly kindness love.
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Brotherly kindness » Encouraged
In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;
that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold that perisheth though it is proved by fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;
Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » David
And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » Joseph
Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » moses
And the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » The philippian jailer
And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, immediately.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » The good samaritan
and came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on them oil and wine; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » The barbarians
And the barbarians showed us no common kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
Brotherly kindness » Examples of » Boaz
And also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and rebuke her not.