Let’s read through the book of Hebrews one verse at a time in 2023. Every day explore a single verse and its cross references. AI-generated text draws the passages together. RSS feed.
Let brotherly love continue.
These cross references all relate to the theme of brotherly love in Hebrews 13:1. They emphasize the importance of showing love and respect for one another, of having unity of mind, sympathy, and a tender heart. They also emphasize the importance of honoring everyone, and of loving God and our brothers and sisters. The passages remind us that loving God and our brothers and sisters is essential to our faith.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
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| 1 Peter 1:22: Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, | Both passages emphasize the importance of brotherly love. Hebrews 13:1 encourages us to continue in brotherly love, while 1 Peter 1:22 explains that our obedience to the truth will help us to love one another earnestly from a pure heart. By following God's commands, we can demonstrate genuine love for our brothers and sisters in Christ. |
| 1 Peter 2:17: Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor. | Both passages emphasize the importance of loving and honoring others. Hebrews 13:1 encourages Christians to continue to show love and kindness to their brothers in Christ, while 1 Peter 2:17 expands this to include honoring everyone and loving the Christian community, while also being mindful of God and honoring the emperor. This highlights the importance of showing love and respect to all people, regardless of their backgrounds or beliefs. |
| 1 Peter 3:8: Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. | Both passages emphasize the importance of brotherly love. Hebrews 13:1 encourages believers to continue to show brotherly love to one another, emphasizing that it is an important part of the Christian faith. 1 Peter 3:8 further emphasizes the importance of brotherly love, as well as other qualities such as unity of mind, sympathy, a tender heart, and a humble mind. These qualities are all essential for believers to have in order to cultivate a loving, caring, and unified community. |
| 2 Peter 1:7: and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. | Both passages emphasize the importance of love between brothers and sisters in Christ. Hebrews 13:1 instructs us to continue showing brotherly love, which is a love that is based on shared faith and mutual respect. 2 Peter 1:7 further emphasizes this by reminding us to practice godliness and brotherly affection, which is also rooted in love. |
| 1 John 4:20-5:1: If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother. Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. | Both passages emphasize the importance of brotherly love. Hebrews 13:1 encourages the reader to continue in brotherly love, while 1 John 4:20-5:1 explains that this love is essential for a true relationship with God. It is impossible to love God without also loving one's brother, for love of the Father is expressed by loving those born of Him. |
Dear Lord,
We thank you for the gift of brotherly love that you have bestowed upon us. Help us to remember to honor everyone, to love our brothers and sisters in the faith, to have unity of mind and sympathy, to have a tender heart and a humble mind, and to love our brothers and sisters with a godly affection.
We pray that we may always remember to love one another earnestly from a pure heart, and to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind. Help us to be filled with your love and grace, so that we may love our brothers and sisters as you have loved us.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
This reading plan reads through a single verse each day, six days a week, paired with the most-popular cross references for the verse. AI-generated (and human-reviewed) text provides an opening thought and concluding prayer along with an explanation for how each cross reference relates to the verse. In 2023, this reading plan works through Hebrews one verse at a time. Every seventh day is a catchup day. Want more info? Try this blog post.
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