Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: ¹  first, Simon ²  (called Peter), and Andrew his brother; James son of Zebedee and John his brother;

“Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and father children ¹  for his brother.’ ² 

Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children he left his wife to his brother.

With regard to our brother Apollos: I strongly encouraged him to visit you with the other brothers, ¹  but it was simply not his intention to come now. ²  He will come when he has the opportunity.

But we command you, brothers and sisters, ¹  in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who lives an undisciplined ²  life ³  and not according to the tradition they ⁴  received from us.

not like Cain ¹  who was of the evil one and brutally ²  murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his deeds were evil, but his brother’s were righteous.

But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher and you are all brothers.

For whoever does the will of God is ¹  my brother and sister and mother.”

For John had repeatedly told ¹  Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” ² 

There were seven brothers. The first one married, ¹  and when he died he had no children.

Simon ¹  (whom he named Peter), and his brother Andrew; and James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, ² 

So ¹  he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.”

Watch ¹  yourselves! If ²  your brother ³  sins, rebuke him. If ⁴  he repents, forgive him.

You will be betrayed even by parents, ¹  brothers, relatives, ²  and friends, and they will have some of you put to death.

But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then Jesus ¹  himself also went up, not openly but in secret.

so many of the Jewish people of the region ¹  had come to Martha and Mary to console them ²  over the loss of their brother.) ³ 

Martha ¹  said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.

When the brothers found out about this, they brought him down to Caesarea ¹  and sent him away to Tarsus.

Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through this one ¹  forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,

But the Jews who refused to believe ¹  stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds ²  against the brothers.