Bible verses about Siblings
Verses about brothers and sisters, the bonds of family and the call to live in peace.
And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
Genesis 4:9Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.
Genesis 33:4Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!
Genesis 45:4Then the anger of the LORD burned against Moses, and He said, “Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well, and he is now on his way to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.
Exodus 4:14You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.
Leviticus 19:17A song of ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
Psalms 133:1A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
Matthew 5:22So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,
Matthew 5:23leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
Matthew 5:24For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
Matthew 12:50Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,
1 Timothy 5:1older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
1 Timothy 5:2Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
Romans 12:10Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
1 Thessalonians 4:9If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
1 John 4:20Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
1 John 3:15Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
1 Peter 1:22Continue in brotherly love.
Hebrews 13:1