'Brother' in the Bible

Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was 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; and He called them.

But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘You good-for-nothing,’ shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell.

Therefore if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you,

leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering.

Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ and behold, the log is in your own eye?

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.

For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother.”

For when Herod had John arrested, he bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.

Six days later Jesus *took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and *led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

“If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother.

Then Peter came and said to Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”

My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart.”

asking, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no children, his brother as next of kin shall marry his wife, and raise up children for his brother.’

Now there were seven brothers with us; and the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother;