Then the first son she bears will continue the name of the dead brother, thus preventing his name from being blotted out of Israel.

The man among you who is by nature tender and sensitive will turn against his brother, his beloved wife, and his remaining children.

You will die on the mountain that you ascend and join your deceased ancestors, just as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor and joined his deceased ancestors,

I grieve over you, my brother Jonathan! You were very dear to me. Your love was more special to me than the love of women.

But she said to him, “No, my brother! Don’t humiliate me! This just isn’t done in Israel! Don’t do this foolish thing!

Then Absalom said, “If you will not go, then let my brother Amnon go with us.” The king replied to him, “Why should he go with you?”

The sons of Caleb, Jerahmeel’s brother: His firstborn Mesha, the father of Ziph, and his second son Mareshah, the father of Hebron.

The fourth, assigned the fourth month, was Asahel, brother of Joab; his son Zebadiah succeeded him. His division consisted of 24,000 men.

they brought in the contributions, tithes, and consecrated items that had been offered. Konaniah, a Levite, was in charge of all this, assisted by his brother Shimei.

I mourned for them as I would for a friend or my brother. I bowed down in sorrow as if I were mourning for my mother.

For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,

Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them privately up a high mountain.

As he went along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).

For Herod himself had sent men, arrested John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herod had married her.

The slave replied, ‘Your brother has returned, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he got his son back safe and sound.’

It was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.’”

(Now it was Mary who anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and wiped his feet dry with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

came to me and stood beside me and said to me, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight!’ And at that very moment I looked up and saw him.

Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus the city treasurer and our brother Quartus greet you.

I sent him with Onesimus, the faithful and dear brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.