'Brothers' in the Bible

knowing, brothers [dearly] loved by God, {that he has chosen you},

For [you] yourselves know, brothers, our reception with you, that it was not in vain,

For you remember, brothers, our labor and hardship: working by night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.

For you became imitators, brothers, of the churches of God [which] are in Judea in Christ Jesus, because you also suffered the same [things] at the hands of your own people, just as [they] themselves [did] also at the hands of the Jews,

But [when] we were made orphans by separation from you, brothers, for {a short time} (in face, not in heart), [we were] even more eager with great desire to see your face,

because of this, brothers, we have been comforted because of you in all our distress and affliction through your faith,

Finally therefore, brothers, we ask you and appeal to [you] in the Lord Jesus that, just as you have received from us how it is necessary for you to live and to please God, just as indeed you are living, that you progress even more.

for indeed you are practicing it toward all the brothers in all of Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to progress even more,

Now we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you will not grieve as also the rest, who have no hope.

Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need [of anything] to be written to you,

But you, brothers, are not in the darkness, so that the day should catch you like a thief,

Now we ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and rule over you in the Lord and admonish you,

And we urge you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, console the discouraged, help the sick, be patient toward all [people].

Brothers, pray for us.

Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

I adjure you by the Lord, have this letter read aloud to all the brothers.