SinaiBible verses about Family
Brothers and Sisters
Sibling rivalry, sibling loyalty, and the Bible's long memory for both.
10 verses · World English Bible, with the American Standard Version beneath
Yahweh said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
ASV And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?
Abram said to Lot, “Please, let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen; for we are relatives.
ASV And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen; for we are brethren.
Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” They came near. He said, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt. Now don’t be grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
ASV And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to save many people alive, as is happening today.
ASV And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!
ASV Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!
A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.
ASV A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.
A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city. Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.
ASV A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; And such contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.
ASV Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
“He said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’ ”
ASV And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine. But it was meet to make merry and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
If a man says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?
ASV If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, cannot love God whom he hath not seen.