1 Samuel 30:21

In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor preferring one another;

See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!

Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently,

He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

“Thus has Yahweh of Armies spoken, saying, ‘Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.

Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’

The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.

When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. When one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.

But a certain Samaritan, as he traveled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion,

Now I beg you, brothers, through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,

For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the perseverance of Job, and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another;

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death.

As the camels had done drinking, the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,

She opened it, and saw the child, and behold, the baby cried. She had compassion on him, and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”

He came to the men of Succoth, and said, “See Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are weary?’ ”

But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint that they couldn’t go over the brook Besor.

His sons went and held a feast in the house of each one on his birthday; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

Like a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him.

He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.

Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received their sight, and they followed him.

“This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place.

The next day, we touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself.

Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us, and courteously entertained us for three days.

Now the God of perseverance and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus,

Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

Finally, brothers, rejoice! Be perfected. Be comforted. Be of the same mind. Live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

Nevertheless, to the extent that we have already attained, let’s walk by the same rule. Let’s be of the same mind.

The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but be gentle toward all, able to teach, patient,

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.

Let brotherly love continue.

This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.

Abram said to Lot, “Please, let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen; for we are relatives.

The king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, at the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).

She said, “Drink, my lord.” She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him a drink.

then she tells me, “Drink, and I will also draw for your camels,”—let her be the woman whom Yahweh has appointed for my master’s son.’

He lifted up his eyes, and saw Benjamin, his brother, his mother’s son, and said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?” He said, “God be gracious to you, my son.”

“ ‘When a ruler sins, and unwittingly does any one of all the things which Yahweh his God has commanded not to be done, and is guilty,

“Command the children of Israel that they put out of the camp every leper, everyone who has a discharge, and whoever is unclean by a corpse.

“He who touches the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.

They brought the captives with the prey and the plunder, to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Israel, to the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho.

Moses and Eleazar the priest, with all the princes of the congregation, went out to meet them outside of the camp.

Now, behold, we are in your hand. Do to us as it seems good and right to you to do.”

The princes of Succoth said, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?”

Saul and all the people who were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle; and behold, they were all striking each other with their swords in very great confusion.

They struck the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. The people were very faint;

Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and Samuel was told, saying, “Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for himself, and turned, and passed on, and went down to Gilgal.”

So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed.

They mourned, wept, and fasted until evening, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Yahweh, and for the house of Israel; because they had fallen by the sword.

David said, “Is there yet any who is left of Saul’s house, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”

‘Yahweh says, “You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers! Every man return to his house; for this thing is of me.” ’ ” So they listened to Yahweh’s words, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

Your rigging is untied. They couldn’t strengthen the foot of their mast. They couldn’t spread the sail. Then the prey of a great plunder was divided. The lame took the prey.

Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

“I command these things to you, that you may love one another.

Therefore we have been comforted. In our comfort we rejoiced the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers, even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you toward one another abounds,

Let’s consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,

Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them, and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body.

Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Walk in love, even as Christ also loved us and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.

But I have this against you, that you left your first love.