The loving of the brethren is especially evident in the example Christ left for us in Ephesians 5:25. "Husbands, love you wives even as Christ loved the church, and gave himself for IT." The life of Christ was evident in Moses when he made intercession for Israel in Exodus 32 and Deu 9 including the apostles and prophets loving the brethren to the extent that they laid down their lives for them. 1John 3:16: "Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us, we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.