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What Does the Bible Say About Brothers in Christ?

Here are 8 Bible verses about Brothers in Christ, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1Mark 3:35

    For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

    BSBFor whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”

  2. #2John 1:12-13

    But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

    BSBBut to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God— children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.

  3. #3Proverbs 27:17

    Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

    BSBAs iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

  4. #4Hebrews 2:11

    For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

    BSBFor both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.

  5. #51 John 3:14

    We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

    BSBWe know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.

  6. #62 Timothy 3:1-5

    This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

    BSBBut understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!

  7. #7Colossians 3:16

    Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

    BSBLet the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

  8. #8Galatians 3:28

    There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

    BSBThere is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).

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