Genesis 13:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Abram said to Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray you, between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren.

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  • 1 Cor 6:6-7 : 6 But brother goes to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. 7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because you go to law one with another. Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather allow yourselves to be defrauded?
  • Ps 133:1 : 1 Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!
  • Acts 7:26 : 26 And the next day he showed himself to them as they were quarreling, and would have set them at peace, saying, Men, you are brothers; why do you wrong one another?
  • Rom 12:10 : 10 Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love; in honor giving preference to one another;
  • Gen 11:27-31 : 27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begot Lot. 28 And Haran died before his father Terah in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans. 29 And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. 30 But Sarai was barren; she had no child. 31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife, and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and lived there.
  • Gen 45:24 : 24 So he sent his brothers away, and they departed; and he said to them, See that you do not quarrel on the way.
  • Exod 2:13 : 13 And when he went out the next day, behold, two Hebrew men were fighting, and he said to the one who did the wrong, Why are you hitting your fellow?
  • Prov 15:1 : 1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but harsh words stir up anger.
  • Prov 15:18 : 18 A wrathful man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms strife.
  • Prov 20:3 : 3 It is an honor for a man to cease from strife, but every fool will be meddling.
  • Matt 5:9 : 9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.
  • Eph 4:2-3 : 2 With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love; 3 Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
  • Phil 2:14 : 14 Do all things without complaining and disputing:
  • 1 Thess 4:9 : 9 But concerning brotherly love, you do not need that I write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.
  • Heb 12:14 : 14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:
  • Heb 13:1 : 1 Let brotherly love continue.
  • Jas 3:17-18 : 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,
  • 1 Pet 2:17 : 17 Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
  • 1 Pet 3:8 : 8 Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous;
  • 1 Pet 4:8 : 8 And above all things have fervent love among yourselves: for love will cover a multitude of sins.
  • 2 Pet 1:7 : 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness love.
  • 1 John 2:9-9 : 9 He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness even until now. 10 He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. 11 But he who hates his brother is in darkness, and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
  • 1 John 3:14-19 : 14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love his brother abides in death. 15 Whoever hates his brother is a murderer: and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. 16 By this we perceive the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 17 But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his compassion from him, how does the love of God abide in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 19 And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
  • 1 John 4:7 : 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
  • 1 John 4:20-21 : 20 If someone says, 'I love God,' and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? 21 And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.

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