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brethren

Meaning of “brethren”

1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.

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563 occurrences541 verses48 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 9:22

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1 Peter 1:22
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:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Peter 1:22 · retained source text

Seeing yee haue purified your soules in obeying the truth through the Spirit, vnto vnfained loue of the brethren: see that ye loue one another with a pure heart feruently,

1 Peter 3:8
Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Peter 3:8 · retained source text

Finally be ye all of one minde, hauing compassion one of another, loue as brethren, be pitifull, be courteous,

1611 marginal noteOr, louing to the brethren.

1 Peter 5:9
Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
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1611 witness · 1 Peter 5:9 · retained source text

Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

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