Brotherly love is a special bond that brings people together in kindness and care, just like family. In the Bible, there are verses that teach us about this beautiful type of love.
These verses show us how important it is to treat others with love and respect, like we would our own brothers and sisters. Understanding these verses can help us become better friends and neighbors, spreading love and kindness wherever we go.
Let’s take a closer look at some of these verses and learn how they can inspire us to show brotherly love to everyone around us.
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Top Bible Verses About Brotherly Love
Romans 12:10
“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”
1 Thessalonians 4:9
“Now about your love for one another we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other.”
1 Peter 1:22
“Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.”
Hebrews 13:1
“Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.”
John 15:12
“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.”
1 John 4:11
“Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.”
Colossians 3:14
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
1 John 3:11
“For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.”
Galatians 5:13
“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.”
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
Characteristics of Brotherly Love
Ephesians 4:2
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”
1 Corinthians 13:4
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”
Colossians 3:12-14
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
Romans 12:10
“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”
1 John 4:7-8
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
Actions of Brotherly Love
Galatians 5:13
“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.”
Philippians 2:3-4
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”
1 John 3:18
“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”
Hebrews 13:16
“And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.”
John 13:34-35
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
Unity Through Brotherly Love
Romans 15:5
“May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had.”
1 Corinthians 1:10
“I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.”
Ephesians 4:3
“Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.”
Philippians 2:2
“Then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.”
Colossians 3:15
“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.”
Sacrificial Love
John 15:13
“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”
Ephesians 5:2
“And walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”
1 John 3:16
“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.”
Romans 5:8
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Galatians 2:20
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
Encouragement to Love
1 Thessalonians 4:9-10
“Now about your love for one another we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other. And in fact, you do love all of God’s family throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more.”
1 Peter 4:8
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
Hebrews 10:24-25
“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
1 John 4:11-12
“Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.”
1 Corinthians 16:14
“Do everything in love.”
The Fruit of Brotherly Love
Galatians 5:22-23
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”
2 Peter 1:7
“and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.”
1 Corinthians 16:14
“Do everything in love.”
1 Thessalonians 3:12
“May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.”
Philippians 1:9
“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,”
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God’s Commandment of Love
John 13:34
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”
1 John 4:21
“And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.”
John 15:17
“This is my command: Love each other.”
Romans 13:8
“Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.”
1 John 3:23
“And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.”
Love Overcomes Differences
Romans 12:16
“Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.”
Philippians 2:1-2
“Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.”
Ephesians 4:32
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”
Colossians 3:13
“Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
James 2:8
“If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself,’ you are doing right.”
Eternal Nature of Brotherly Love
1 Corinthians 13:8
“Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.”
1 Peter 4:8
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
1 Corinthians 13:13
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”
1 John 2:10
“Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble.”
1 John 4:12
“No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.”
Love in Community
Acts 2:44-45
“All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.”
Romans 12:4-5
“For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.”
Hebrews 10:24-25
“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
1 Corinthians 12:25-27
“so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.”
Ephesians 4:15-16
“Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.”
Love’s Unconditional Nature
Luke 6:35
“But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.”
Matthew 5:43-45
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.”
Luke 10:27
“He answered, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Romans 13:10
“Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.”
1 Peter 3:8-9
“Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.”
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