Who Said You Are Your Brother's Keeper?
A Saying from the Bible's Story of Cain and Abel. After Cain Had Murdered His Brother Abel, God Asked Him Where His Brother Was. Cain Answered, “I Know Not; Am...
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In this way, what does it mean to say I am my brother's keeper?
"My brother's keeper" - it means, quite literally, the person who 'keeps' his brother. In those days, and now, it refers to being responsible for someone, as in "I am responsible for my brother."
Furthermore, why is it important to be your brother's keeper? Being our brother's keeper. Each of us is responsible for our own actions. Accountable to God and accountable to each other. We are also responsible for the well-being of our neighbor.
Thereof, what Bible verse is I am my brother's keeper?
Despite warnings, Cain fails to master his evil nature and murders his brother Abel, after which God asks him: “Where [is] Abel thy brother?"And Cain replied: "I know not: [Am] I my brother's keeper?”
Where is thy brother Abel?
" Genesis 4:9, ESV: "Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?”" Genesis 4:9, KJV: "And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?"
