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30 Bible Verses About Brotherly Love

  1. John 13:34 (NIV)

    “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”

  2. 1 John 4:20 (NIV)

    “Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.”

  3. 1 John 3:16 (NIV)

    “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.”

  4. Romans 12:10 (NIV)

    “Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”

  5. 1 Thessalonians 4:9 (NIV)

    “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.”

  6. Hebrews 13:1 (NIV)

    “Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.”

  7. Galatians 5:13 (NIV)

    “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.”

  8. Ephesians 4:2 (NIV)

    “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”

  9. 1 Peter 1:22 (NIV)

    “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.”

  10. Colossians 3:14 (NIV)

    “And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”

  11. 1 Peter 4:8 (NIV)

    “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”

  12. John 15:12 (NIV)

    “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.”

  13. Romans 13:8 (NIV)

    “Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.”

  14. 1 John 4:7 (NIV)

    “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.”

  15. Philippians 2:2 (NIV)

    “then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.”

  16. 1 John 3:11 (NIV)

    “For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.”

  17. Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIV)

    “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.”

  18. 1 Thessalonians 3:12 (NIV)

    “May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.”

  19. 1 Peter 3:8 (NIV)

    “Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.”

  20. James 2:8 (NIV)

    “If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself,’ you are doing right.”

  21. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV)

    “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”

  22. Galatians 6:2 (NIV)

    “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.”

  23. Ephesians 5:2 (NIV)

    “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.”

  24. 1 John 4:11 (NIV)

    “Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.”

  25. 1 Corinthians 16:14 (NIV)

    “Do everything in love.”

  26. 1 John 4:21 (NIV)

    “And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.”

  27. Romans 14:13 (NIV)

    “Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.”

  28. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NIV)

    “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.”

  29. John 15:17 (NIV)

    “This is my command: Love each other.”

  30. 1 Thessalonians 4:18 (NIV)

    “Therefore encourage one another with these words.”