5 And by the male with the female, neither male nor female , he meaneth this; that a brother seeing a sister should have no thought of her as a female, and that a sister seeing a brother should not have any thought of him as a male. (2CL) 6 These things if ye do, saith He, the kingdom of my father shall come. (2CL)
2 Clement 12:5–6
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2 Clement 9:10–11
10 Let us therefore give unto Him eternal praise, not from our lips only, but also from our heart, that He may receive us as sons. (2CL) 11 For the Lord also said, These are my brethren, which do the will of My Father . (2CL)
Matthew 12:49–50
49 Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers. 50 For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
Mark 3:34–35
34 Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! 35 For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”
Luke 17:20–22
20 When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs. 21 Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.” 22 Then He said to…
John 15:13–15
13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are My friends if you do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because e…
Matthew 23:8–10
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1 John 4:20–21
20 If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. 21 And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.
Sirach 16:27–29
27 He arranged his works for all time, and their beginnings to their generations. They aren’t hungry or weary, and they don’t cease from their works. (WEB) 28 No one pushes aside his neighbor. They will never disobey his word. (WEB) 29 After this also the Lord looked at the earth a… (WEB)
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