But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.

And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?

[A Song of degrees of David.] Behold, how good and how pleasant {it is} for brethren to dwell together in unity! {together...: Heb. even together}

{Be} kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; {with...: or, in the love of the brethren}

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, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Finally, {be ye} all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, {be} pitiful, {be} courteous: {love as: or, loving to the}

So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.

{It is} an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. {shall: or, will}

Now these {are} the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not {his} brother abideth in death.

But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

Follow peace with all {men}, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. {is born: Gr. has been born}

Let brotherly love continue.

Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, {see that ye} love one another with a pure heart fervently:

Blessed {are} the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but {he that is} slow to anger appeaseth strife.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, {and} easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. {partiality: or, wrangling}

And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?

Honour all {men}. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. {Honour all: or, Esteem all}

[A Song of degrees of David.] Behold, how good and how pleasant {it is} for brethren to dwell together in unity! {together...: Heb. even together}

And Jacob told Rachel that he {was} her father's brother, and that he {was} Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but {he that is} slow to anger appeaseth strife.

And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known. {a prince: Heb. a man, a prince}

And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead.

And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.

Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

The beginning of strife {is as} when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained {servants}, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued {them} unto Dan. {armed: or, led forth} {trained: or, instructed}

And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?

But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid {is} in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face. {as...: Heb. that which is good in thine eyes} {dealt...: Heb. afflicted her}

And he said, Blessed {be} the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I {being} in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.

And Laban said to him, Surely thou {art} my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month. {the space...: Heb. a month of days}

With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what {is} thine with me, and take {it} to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.

Then his father and his mother said unto him, {Is there} never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. {pleaseth...: Heb. is right in mine eyes}