KJV dictionary & concordance
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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First occurrence: Genesis 9:22
Complete exact-word concordance
AND I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
¶ And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellencie of speech, or of wisedome, declaring vnto you the testimony of God.
1611 marginal noteWis. 1.17.
AND I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
¶ And I, brethren, could not speake vnto you as vnto spirituall, but as vnto carnall, euen as vnto babes in Christ.
And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
And these things, brethren, I haue in a figure transferred to my selfe, and to Apollo, for your sakes: that ye might learne in vs not to thinke of men, aboue that which is written, that no one of you bee puffed vp for one against another.
I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?
I speake to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man amongst you? no not one that shall bee able to iudge betweene his brethren?
Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.
Nay, you do wrong and defraud, and that your brethren.
Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
Brethren, let euery man wherin he is called, therein abide with God.
But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
But this I say, brethren, the time is short. It remaineth, that both they that haue wiues, be as though they had none:
But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
But when ye sinne so against the brethren, and wound their weake conscience, ye sinne against Christ.
Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
Haue we not power to lead about a sister a wife aswel as other Apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
1611 marginal noteOr, woman.
MOREOVER, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
¶ Moreouer brethren, I would not that yee should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were vnder the cloud, and all passed thorow the Sea:
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
