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1 ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P δε-X ο- A--NPM δυο-M αγγελος-N2--NPM εις-P *σοδομα-N1--AS εσπερα-N1A-GSF *λωτ-N---NSM δε-X καθημαι-V1I-IMI3S παρα-P ο- A--ASF πυλη-N1--ASF *σοδομα-N1--GS οραω-VB--AAPNSM δε-X *λωτ-N---NSM εκ αναιστημι-VHI-AAI3S εις-P συναντησις-N3I-ASF αυτος- D--DPM και-C προςκυνεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--DSN προσωπον-N2N-DSN επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

2 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ιδου-I κυριος-N2--VPM εκκλινω-VA--AAD2P εις-P ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSM παις-N3D-GSM συ- P--GP και-C καταλυω-VA--AAD2P και-C νιπτω-VA--AMD2P ο- A--APM πους-N3D-APM συ- P--GP και-C ορθριζω-VA--AAPNPM αποερχομαι-VF--FMI2P εις-P ο- A--ASF οδος-N2--ASF συ- P--GP ειπον-VAI-AAI3P δε-X ου-D αλλα-C εν-P ο- A--DSF πλατυς-A3U-DSF καταλυω-VF--FAI1P

3 και-C καταβιαζομαι-V1I-IMI3S αυτος- D--APM και-C εκκλινω-VAI-AAI3P προς-P αυτος- D--ASM και-C ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P εις-P ο- A--ASF οικια-N1A-ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM ποτος-A1--ASM και-C αζυμος-A1B-APM πεσσω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM και-C εσθιω-VBI-AAI3P

4 προ-P ο- A--GSN κοιμαω-VC--APN και-C ο- A--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF ο- A--NPM *σοδομιτης-N1M-NPM περικυκλοω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--ASF οικια-N1A-ASF απο-P νεανισκος-N2--GSM εως-P πρεσβυτερος-A1A-GSMC απας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM λαος-N2--NSM αμα-D

5 και-C εκκαλεω-V2I-IMI3P ο- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM και-C λεγω-V1I-IAI3P προς-P αυτος- D--ASM που-D ειμι-V9--PAI3P ο- A--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM ο- A--NPM ειςερχομαι-VB--AAPNPM προς-P συ- P--AS ο- A--ASF νυξ-N3--ASF εκαγω-VB--AAD2S αυτος- D--APM προς-P εγω- P--AP ινα-C συνγιγνομαι-VB--AMS1P αυτος- D--DPM

6 εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *λωτ-N---NSM προς-P αυτος- D--APM προς-P ο- A--ASN προθυρον-N2N-ASN ο- A--ASF δε-X θυρα-N1A-ASF προςοιγνυμι-VAI-AAI3S οπισω-P αυτος- D--GSM

7 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X προς-P αυτος- D--APM μηδαμως-D αδελφος-N2--VPM μη-D πονηρευομαι-VA--AMS2P

8 ειμι-V9--PAI3P δε-X εγω- P--DS δυο-M θυγατηρ-N3--NPF ος- --NPF ου-D γιγνωσκω-VZI-AAI3P ανηρ-N3--ASM εκαγω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--APF προς-P συ- P--AP και-C χραομαι-VA--AMD2P αυτος- D--DPF καθα-D αν-X αρεσκω-V1--PAS3S συ- P--DP μονον-D εις-P ο- A--APM ανηρ-N3--APM ουτος- D--APM μη-D ποιεω-VA--AAS2P μηδεις-A3P-ASN αδικος-A1B-ASN ος- --GSM εινεκεν-P ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P υπο-P ο- A--ASF σκεπη-N1--ASF ο- A--GPF δοκος-N2--GPF εγω- P--GS

9 ειπον-VAI-AAI3P δε-X αποιστημι-VA--AAD2S εκει-D εις-A3--NSM ερχομαι-VBI-AAI2S παραοικεω-V2--PAN μη-D και-C κρισις-N3I-ASF κρινω-V1--PAN νυν-D ουν-X συ- P--AS κακοω-VF--FAI1P μαλλον-D η-C εκεινος- D--APM και-C παραβιαζομαι-V1I-IMI3P ο- A--ASM ανηρ-N3--ASM ο- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM σφοδρα-D και-C εγγιζω-VAI-AAI3P συντριβω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASF θυρα-N1A-ASF

10 εκτεινω-VA--AAPNPM δε-X ο- A--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM ο- A--APF χειρ-N3--APF ειςσπαω-VAI-AMI3P ο- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM προς-P εαυτου- D--APM εις-P ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASF θυρα-N1A-ASF ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM αποκλειω-VAI-AAI3P

11 ο- A--APM δε-X ανηρ-N3--APM ο- A--APM ειμι-V9--PAPAPM επι-P ο- A--GSF θυρα-N1A-GSF ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM πατασσω-VAI-AAI3P αορασια-N1A-DSF απο-P μικρος-A1A-GSM εως-P μεγας-A1--GSM και-C παραλυω-VCI-API3P ζητεω-V2--PAPNPM ο- A--ASF θυρα-N1A-ASF

12 ειπον-VAI-AAI3P δε-X ο- A--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM προς-P *λωτ-N---ASM ειμι-V9--PAI3S τις- I--NSM συ- P--DS ωδε-D γαμβρος-N2--NPM η-C υιος-N2--NPM η-C θυγατηρ-N3--NPF η-C ει-C τις- I--NSM συ- P--DS αλλος- D--NSM ειμι-V9--PAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF πολις-N3I-DSF εκαγω-VB--AAD2S εκ-P ο- A--GSM τοπος-N2--GSM ουτος- D--GSM

13 οτι-C αποολλυω-V5--PAI1P εγω- P--NP ο- A--ASM τοπος-N2--ASM ουτος- D--ASM οτι-C υψοω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSF κραυγη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GPM εναντιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM και-C αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--AP κυριος-N2--NSM εκτριβω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--ASF

14 εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *λωτ-N---NSM και-C λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S προς-P ο- A--APM γαμβρος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--APM λαμβανω-VX--XAPAPM ο- A--APF θυγατηρ-N3--APF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αναιστημι-VH--AAD2P και-C εκερχομαι-VB--AAD2P εκ-P ο- A--GSM τοπος-N2--GSM ουτος- D--GSM οτι-C εκτριβω-V1--PAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF δοκεω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X γελοιαζω-V1--PAN εναντιον-P ο- A--GPM γαμβρος-N2--GPM αυτος- D--GSM

15 ηνικα-D δε-X ορθρος-N2--NSM γιγνομαι-V1I-IMI3S επισπουδαζω-V1I-IAI3P ο- A--NPM αγγελος-N2--NPM ο- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNPM αναιστημι-VH--AAPNSM λαμβανω-VB--AAD2S ο- A--ASF γυνη-N3K-ASF συ- P--GS και-C ο- A--APF δυο-M θυγατηρ-N3--APF συ- P--GS ος- --APF εχω-V1--PAI2S και-C εκερχομαι-VB--AAD2S ινα-C μη-D συν αποολλυω-V5--PMS2S ο- A--DPF ανομια-N1A-DPF ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF

16 και-C ταρασσω-VQI-API3P και-C κρατεω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM αγγελος-N2--NPM ο- A--GSF χειρ-N3--GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--GSF χειρ-N3--GSF ο- A--GSF γυνη-N3K-GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--GPM χειρ-N3--GPF ο- A--GPF δυο-M θυγατηρ-N3--GPF αυτος- D--GSM εν-P ο- A--DSN φειδομαι-VA--AMN κυριος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM

17 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ηνικα-D εκαγω-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--APM εξω-D και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P σωζω-V1--PAPNSM σωζω-V1--PAD2S ο- A--ASF σεαυτου- D--GSM ψυχη-N1--ASF μη-D περιβλεπω-VA--AAS2S εις-P ο- A--APN οπισω-P μηδε-C ιστημι-VH--AAS2S εν-P πας-A1S-DSF ο- A--DSF περιχωρος-A1B-DSF εις-P ο- A--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN σωζω-V1--PMD2S μηποτε-D συν παραλαμβανω-VV--APS2S

18 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *λωτ-N---NSM προς-P αυτος- D--APM δεομαι-V1--PMI1S κυριος-N2--VSM

19 επειδη-C ευρισκω-VB--AAI3S ο- A--NSM παις-N3D-NSM συ- P--GS ελεος-N3E-ASN εναντιον-P συ- P--GS και-C μεγαλυνω-VAI-AAI2S ο- A--ASF δικαιοσυνη-N1--ASF συ- P--GS ος- --ASN ποιεω-V2--PAI2S επι-P εγω- P--AS ο- A--GSN ζαω-V3--PAN ο- A--ASF ψυχη-N1--ASF εγω- P--GS εγω- P--NS δε-X ου-D δυναμαι-VF--FMI1S διασωζω-VC--APN εις-P ο- A--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN μη-D καταλαμβανω-VB--AAS3S εγω- P--AS ο- A--NPN κακος-A1--NPN και-C αποθνησκω-VB--AAS1S

20 ιδου-I ο- A--NSF πολις-N3I-NSF ουτος- D--NSF εγγυς-D ο- A--GSN καταφευγω-VB--AAN εγω- P--AS εκει-D ος- --NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S μικρος-A1A-NSF εκει-D σωζω-VC--FPI1S ου-D μικρος-A1A-NSF ειμι-V9--PAI3S και-C ζαω-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS

21 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM ιδου-I θαυμαζω-VAI-AAI1S συ- P--GS ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN και-C επι-P ο- A--DSN ρημα-N3M-DSN ουτος- D--DSN ο- A--GSN μη-D καταστρεφω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASF πολις-N3I-ASF περι-P ος- --GSF λαλεω-VAI-AAI2S

22 σπευδω-VA--AAD2S ουν-X ο- A--GSN σωζω-VC--APN εκει-D ου-D γαρ-X δυναμαι-VF--FMI1S ποιεω-VA--AAN πραγμα-N3M-ASN εως-P ο- A--GSN συ- P--AS ειςερχομαι-VB--AAN εκει-D δια-P ουτος- D--ASN καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSF πολις-N3I-GSF εκεινος- D--GSF *σηγωρ-N---AS

23 ο- A--NSM ηλιος-N2--NSM εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF και-C *λωτ-N---NSM ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S εις-P *σηγωρ-N---AS

24 και-C κυριος-N2--NSM βρεχω-VAI-AAI3S επι-P *σοδομα-N1--AS και-C *γομορρα-N---AS θειος-A1A-ASM και-C πυρ-N3--ASN παρα-P κυριος-N2--GSM εκ-P ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM

25 και-C καταστρεφω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APF πολις-N3I-APF ουτος- D--APF και-C πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF περιοικος-A1B-ASF και-C πας-A3--APM ο- A--APM καταοικεω-V2--PAPAPM εν-P ο- A--DPF πολις-N3I-DPF και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN ανατελλω-V1--PAPAPN εκ-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

26 και-C επιβλεπω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF αυτος- D--GSM εις-P ο- A--APN οπισω-P και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S στηλη-N1--NSF αλς-N3--GSM

27 ορθριζω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *αβρααμ-N---NSM ο- A--ASN πρωι-D εις-P ο- A--ASM τοπος-N2--ASM ου-D ιστημι-VXI-YAI3S εναντιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM

28 και-C επιβλεπω-VAI-AAI3S επι-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN *σοδομα-N1--GS και-C *γομορρα-N---GS και-C επι-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSF περιχωρος-A1B-GSF και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S και-C ιδου-I αναβαινω-V1I-IAI3S φλοξ-N3G-NSF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ωσει-D ατμις-N3D-NSF καμινος-N2--GSM

29 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN εκτριβω-VA--AAN κυριος-N2--ASM πας-A1S-APF ο- A--APF πολις-N3I-APF ο- A--GSF περιοικος-A1B-GSF μιμνησκω-VSI-API3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSM *αβρααμ-N---GSM και-C εκ αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM εκ-P μεσος-A1--GSM ο- A--GSF καταστροφη-N1--GSF εν-P ο- A--DSN καταστρεφω-VA--AAN κυριος-N2--ASM ο- A--APF πολις-N3I-APF εν-P ος- --DPF καταοικεω-V2I-IAI3S εν-P αυτος- D--DPF *λωτ-N---NSM

30 αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3S δε-X *λωτ-N---NSM εκ-P *σηγωρ-N---GS και-C καθημαι-V1I-IMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN ορος-N3E-DSN και-C ο- A--NPF δυο-M θυγατηρ-N3--NPF αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM φοβεω-VCI-API3S γαρ-X καταοικεω-VA--AAN εν-P *σηγωρ-N---DS και-C οικεω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN σπηλαιον-N2N-DSN αυτος- D--NSM και-C ο- A--NPF δυο-M θυγατηρ-N3--NPF αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM

31 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X ο- A--NSF πρεσβυτερος-A1A-NSFC προς-P ο- A--ASF νεος-A1A-ASFC ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM εγω- P--GP πρεσβυτερος-A1A-NSMC και-C ουδεις-A3--NSM ειμι-V9--PAI3S επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF ος- --NSM ειςερχομαι-VF--FMI3S προς-P εγω- P--AP ως-C καταηκω-V1--PAI3S πας-A1S-DSF ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF

32 δευρο-D και-C ποτιζω-VA--AAS1P ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM εγω- P--GP οινος-N2--ASM και-C κοιμαω-VC--APS1P μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C εκ αναιστημι-VA--AAS1P εκ-P ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM εγω- P--GP σπερμα-N3M-ASN

33 ποτιζω-VAI-AAI3P δε-X ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM αυτος- D--GPF οινος-N2--ASM εν-P ο- A--DSF νυξ-N3--DSF ουτος- D--DSF και-C ειςερχομαι-VB--AAPNSF ο- A--NSF πρεσβυτερος-A1A-NSFC κοιμαω-VCI-API3S μετα-P ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSF ο- A--ASF νυξ-N3--ASF εκεινος- D--ASF και-C ου-D οιδα-VXI-YAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN κοιμαω-VC--APN αυτος- D--ASF και-C αναιστημι-VH--AAN

34 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X ο- A--DSF επαυριον-D και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF πρεσβυτερος-A1A-NSFC προς-P ο- A--ASF νεος-A1A-ASFC ιδου-I κοιμαω-VCI-API1S χθες-D μετα-P ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM εγω- P--GP ποτιζω-VA--AAS1P αυτος- D--ASM οινος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASF νυξ-N3--ASF ουτος- D--ASF και-C ειςερχομαι-VB--AAPNSF κοιμαω-VC--APD2S μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C εκ αναιστημι-VA--AAS1P εκ-P ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM εγω- P--GP σπερμα-N3M-ASN

35 ποτιζω-VAI-AAI3P δε-X και-C εν-P ο- A--DSF νυξ-N3--DSF εκεινος- D--DSF ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM αυτος- D--GPM οινος-N2--ASM και-C ειςερχομαι-VB--AAPNSF ο- A--NSF νεος-A1A-NSFC κοιμαω-VCI-API3S μετα-P ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSF και-C ου-D οιδα-VXI-YAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN κοιμαω-VC--APN αυτος- D--ASF και-C αναιστημι-VH--AAN

36 και-C συνλαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P ο- A--NPF δυο-M θυγατηρ-N3--NPF *λωτ-N---GSM εκ-P ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GPF

37 και-C τικτω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF πρεσβυτερος-A1A-NSFC υιος-N2--ASM και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM *μωαβ-N---ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSF εκ-P ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM εγω- P--GS ουτος- D--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM *μωαβιτος-N2--GPM εως-P ο- A--GSF σημερον-D ημερα-N1A-GSF

38 τικτω-VBI-AAI3S δε-X και-C ο- A--NSF νεος-A1A-NSFC υιος-N2--ASM και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM *αμμαν-N---ASM υιος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSN γενος-N3E-GSN εγω- P--GS ουτος- D--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM *αμμανιτης-N1M-GPM εως-P ο- A--GSF σημερον-D ημερα-N1A-GSF

   

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2360. That Lot calls them “brethren” because it is from good that he exhorts them, is evident from the signification of a “brother.” In the Word “brother” signifies the same as “neighbor,” for the reason that everyone ought to love his neighbor as himself; thus brethren were so called from love; or what is the same, from good. This manner of naming and addressing the neighbor comes from the fact that in heaven the Lord is the Father of all and loves all as His children; and thus that love is spiritual conjunction. From this the universal heaven resembles as it were one family derived from love and charity (n. 685, 917).

[2] Therefore as all the sons of Israel represented the Lord’s heavenly kingdom, that is, the kingdom of love and charity; among each other they were called “brethren,” and also “companions;” but the latter, that is, “companions,” not from the good of love, but from the truth of faith; as in Isaiah:

They help every man his companion, and he saith to his brother, Be of good courage (Isaiah 41:6).

In Jeremiah:

Thus shall ye say every man to his companion, and every man to his brother, What hath Jehovah answered? and what hath Jehovah spoken? (Jeremiah 23:35).

In David:

For my brethren and companions’ sakes I will say, Peace be within thee (Psalms 122:8).

In Moses:

He shall not press upon his companion or his brother, because the release of Jehovah hath been proclaimed (Deuteronomy 15:2-3).

In Isaiah:

I will confound Egypt with Egypt, and they shall fight every man against his brother, and every man against his companion (Isaiah 19:2).

In Jeremiah:

Beware every man of his companion, and trust ye not in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every companion will slander (Jeremiah 9:4).

[3] That all who were of that church were called by the one name “brethren,” see in Isaiah:

They shall bring all your brethren out of all the nations for an offering unto Jehovah, upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon dromedaries, to the mountain of My holiness, Jerusalem (Isaiah 66:20).

They who know nothing beyond the sense of the letter, as was the case with the Jews, believe that no others are signified than the posterity of Jacob; thus that they will be brought back to Jerusalem upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, by those whom they call the Gentiles. But by the “brethren” are meant all who are in good; and by the “horses,” “chariots,” and “litters,” the things which are of truth and good; and by “Jerusalem” the Lord’s kingdom.

[4] In Moses:

When there shall be among thee a needy one of one of thy brethren, in one of thy gates, thou shalt not harden thy heart, and shalt not shut thy hand from thy needy brother (Deuteronomy 15:7, 11).

Again:

From among thy brethren thou shalt set a King over thee; thou mayest not put over thee a foreigner, who is not thy brother, and his heart shall not be lifted up above his brethren (Deuteronomy 17:15, 20).

Again:

A prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me, Jehovah thy God will raise up unto thee; him shall ye obey (Deuteronomy 18:15, 18).

[5] From all this it is evident that the Jews and Israelites all called one another brethren; but those united by covenant they called companions. Yet as they understood nothing beyond the historical and worldly things of the Word, they believed that they called one another brethren because they were all sons of one father, or of Abraham; yet they were not called “brethren” in the Word from this circumstance, but from the good which they represented. “Abraham” also, in the internal sense, denotes nothing else than love itself, that is, the the Lord, (n. 1893, 1965, 1989, 2011), whose sons, consequently those who are “brethren,” are those who are in good, in fact all those who are called the neighbor; as the Lord teaches in Matthew:

One is your Master, Christ; all ye are brethren (Matthew 23:8).

[6] Again:

Whosoever is angry with his brother without cause shall be in danger of the judgment; whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council. If thou offer a gift upon the altar, and there remember that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother (Matthew 5:22-24).

Again:

Why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye? How wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye (Matthew 7:2-4)?

Again:

If thy brother sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone; if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother (Matthew 18:15).

Again:

Peter coming to Him said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? (Matthew 18:21).

Again:

So also will My heavenly Father do unto you, if ye from the heart forgive not everyone his brother their trespasses (Matthew 18:35).

[7] It is clear from these teachings that all in the universe who are the neighbor are called “brethren,” and this because everyone ought to love his neighbor as himself, thus they are so called from love or good. And as the Lord is good itself, and regards all from good, and is Himself the Neighbor in the highest sense, He also calls them “brethren,” as in John:

Jesus said to Mary, Go to My brethren (John 20:17).

And in Matthew:

The King answering shall say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me (Matthew 25:40).

Thus it is evident that “brother” is a term of love.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Foundation for the permission to use this translation.