Judges 9:26

Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s relative, and that he was Rebekah’s son. She ran and told her father.

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

“The day following, he appeared to them as they fought, and urged them to be at peace again, saying, ‘Sirs, you are brothers. Why do you wrong one another?’

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.

When Abram heard that his relative was taken captive, he led out his three hundred eighteen trained men, born in his house, and pursued as far as Dan.

But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both young and old, all the people from every quarter.

He said, “Please, my brothers, don’t act so wickedly.

He said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, Yahweh has led me on the way to the house of my master’s relatives.”

Laban said to him, “Surely you are my bone and my flesh.” Jacob stayed with him for a month.

He took his relatives with him, and pursued him seven days’ journey. He overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.

Anyone you find your gods with shall not live. Before our relatives, discern what is yours with me, and take it.” For Jacob didn’t know that Rachel had stolen them.

So he sent his brothers away, and they departed. He said to them, “See that you don’t quarrel on the way.”

He went out the second day, and behold, two men of the Hebrews were fighting with each other. He said to him who did the wrong, “Why do you strike your fellow?”

He said, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you plan to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian?” Moses was afraid, and said, “Surely this thing is known.”

“ ‘You shall not lie with a man as with a woman. That is detestable.

“ ‘If a man lies with a male, as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon themselves.

There shall be no prostitute of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

The man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said to them, “No, my brothers, please don’t act so wickedly; since this man has come into my house, don’t do this folly.

Then David said, “Do not do so, my brothers, with that which Yahweh has given to us, who has preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.

‘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.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.

He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons, and the boundaries of their dwellings,

Therefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves;

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

Do all things without complaining and arguing,

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

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,

Let brotherly love continue.

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,

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

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.

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

Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God.

Even as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, having in the same way as these given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are shown as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

Then his father and his mother said to him, “Isn’t there a woman among your brothers’ daughters, or among all my people, that you go to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines?” Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for she pleases me well.”