brethren
brethren 英 [ˈbreðrən] 美 [ˈbrɛðrən]
n. 兄弟们，同胞；〈旧〉同党，会友
名词复数:brethrens
- The Bible often uses the word brethren to indicate brothers. It is a fancy plural form of "brother" most often used formally when speaking in a religious tone.
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- n. 兄弟们，同胞；〈旧〉同党，会友
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1. For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only [use] not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
弟兄们，你们蒙召，是要得自由。只是不可将你们的自由当作放纵情欲的机会。总要用爱心互相服事。
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2. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
弟兄们，你们却不在黑暗里，叫那日子临到你们像贼一样。
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3. And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
弟兄们，我从前对你们说话，不能把你们当作属灵的，只得把你们当作属肉体，在基督里为婴孩的。
- brethren (n.) alternative plural of brother (q.v.); predominant c. 1200-1600s, but surviving only in religious usage and not now used in reference to male children of the same parents. The title was used by primitive Christians (Acts xviii, etc.) and so was taken by various Protestant sects, such as the Dunkers.
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