10 Bible Verses about Divine Friendship

Now Jesus had love in his heart for Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

And Jesus himself was weeping.

So the Jews said, See how dear he was to him!

There was at table one of his disciples, the one dear to Jesus, resting his head on Jesus' breast.

No longer do I give you the name of servants; because a servant is without knowledge of what his master is doing: I give you the name of friends, because I have given you knowledge of all the things which my Father has said to me.

And the Lord had talk with Moses face to face, as a man may have talk with his friend. And when Moses came back to the tents, his servant, the young man Joshua, the son of Nun, did not come away from the Tent.

With him I will have talk mouth to mouth, openly and not in dark sayings; and with his eyes he will see the form of the Lord: why then had you no fear of saying evil against my servant Moses?

There has never been another prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord had knowledge of face to face;

Did you not, O Lord our God, after driving out the people of this land before your people Israel, give it to the seed of Abraham, your friend, for ever?

And the holy Writings were put into effect which said, And Abraham had faith in God and it was put to his account as righteousness; and he was named the friend of God.