50 Bible Verses about Siblings

But he answered [and] said to the one who told him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?"

{Besides}, she [is] my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother. And she became my wife.

For whoever does the will of God, this person is my brother and sister and mother."

But he answered [and] said to them, "These are my mother and my brothers--the ones who hear the word of God and do [it].

Now there were seven brothers with us. And the first died [after] getting married, and [because he] did not have descendants, he left his wife to his brother.

Look, how good and how pleasant [it is] [when] brothers dwell together in unity.

The friend loves at all times, but a brother is born for adversity.

And his mother and his brothers arrived, and standing outside, they sent [word] to him to summon him.

"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and furthermore, even his own life, {he cannot be} my disciple.

And he said to them, "Truly I say to you that there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children on account of the kingdom of God,

And Amram took Jochebed his aunt for himself as a wife, and she bore for him Aaron and Moses, and the years of the life of Amram [were] {one hundred and thirty-seven years}.

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields on account of my name will receive a hundred times as much, and will inherit eternal life.

And [while] he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and brothers were standing there outside, desiring to speak to him.

(For not even his brothers believed in him.)

For whoever does the will of my Father [who is] in heaven, he is my brother and sister and mother."

And you will be handed over even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put to death [some] of you.

For even your relatives, and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you, even they call {loudly} after you. You must not trust in them, though they speak kindly to you.

And Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She [is] my sister." And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

And this [is] the commandment we have from him: that the one who loves God should love his brother also.

"And brother will hand over brother to death, and a father [his] children, and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death,

for I have five brothers, so that he could warn them, in order that they also should not come to this place of torment!'

You must not expose the nakedness of your brother's wife; she [is] your brother's nakedness.

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?" And they were offended by him.

"If your brother, the son of your mother or your son or your daughter {or your wife whom you embrace} or {your intimate friend} in secrecy {says}, 'Let us go and let us serve other gods!' [gods] that you and your ancestors have not known,

So his brothers said to him, "Depart from here and go to Judea, so that your disciples also can see your works that you are doing.

And [when] {his family} heard [this], they went out to restrain him, for they were saying, "He has lost his mind!"

Finally, brothers, rejoice, be restored, be encouraged, {be in agreement}, be at peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

{We have a little sister}, {and she does not yet have any breasts}. What should we do for our sister {on the day when she is betrothed}?

Do not speak evil of one another, brothers. The one who speaks evil of a brother or judges his brother speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge [of the law].

Surely a man cannot redeem a brother. He cannot give to God his ransom

[As for] your sister's nakedness, [whether] your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, [whether] {born at home} or {born abroad}, you must not expose their nakedness.

If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar, for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen is not able to love God whom he has not seen.

And the enemies of a man [will be] the members of his household.

Therefore, brothers, be zealous even more to make your calling and election secure, because [if you] do these [things], you will never ever stumble.

I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother's sons,

'Cursed be the one who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told [it] to his brothers. And {they hated him even more}.

We have come to know love by this: that {he} laid down his life on behalf of us, and we ought to lay down our lives on behalf of the brothers.

Say to your brother, "Ammi," and to your sister, "Ruhamah."

A man of [many] friends will come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Then Judah said to Onan, "Go in to the wife of your brother and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother."

Then he sent his brothers away, and when they departed he said to them, "Do not be agitated on the journey."

Now someone from the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me!"

My brothers, if anyone among you should wander away from the truth and someone turns him back,

Then Peter came up to him [and] said, "Lord, how many times will my brother sin against me and I will forgive him? Up to seven times?"

not as Cain, who was of the evil one and violently murdered his brother. And {for what reason} did he violently murder him? Because his deeds were evil and the [deeds] of his brother [were] righteous.

And they saw him from a distance. And before he drew near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.

Now there were seven brothers, and the first took a wife [and] died childless,

As for your friend and a friend of your father, do not forsake [them], and the house of your brother, do not enter on the day of your calamity. Better is a close neighbor than a distant brother.

But Martha was distracted with much preparation, so she approached [and] said, "Lord, is it not a concern to you that my sister has left me alone to make preparations? Then tell her that she should help me!"