17 Bible Verses about Family And Friends

Yes, you will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends, and they will put some of you to death,

and a man's enemies will be members of his own family.

Then they said to her, "There is no one among your relatives that bears that name."

His kinsmen heard of it and came over to get hold of Him, for they kept saying, "He has gone crazy."

However, He did not let him, but said to him, "Go home to your folks, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and has taken pity on you."

Then He proceeded to say to the man who invited Him: "When you give a luncheon or a dinner, stop the social custom of inviting your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your rich neighbors, for they may invite you in return and so you will be repaid.

And if you say 'Good morning' to your brothers only, what more than others are you doing?

Still another man said, "I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say 'Goodbye' to the homefolks."

So He said to them, "I solemnly say to you, there is no one who has given up home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the kingdom of God,

"Go back to your home, and continue to tell what great things God has done for you." But he went off and told all over the town what great things Jesus had done for him.

"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and still more, his own life too, he cannot be a disciple of mine.

You are my friends, if you keep on doing what I command you to do.

I no longer call you slaves, because the slave does not know what his master is doing; I now call you friends, because I have told you everything that I have learned from my Father.

Anybody who loves father or mother more than he loves me is not worthy of me,

So then whenever we have an opportunity, let us practice doing good to everybody, but especially to the members of the family of faith.

And everyone who has given up home or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms, for my sake, will receive many times as much, and in addition will be in possession of eternal life.

Then He answered them, "My mother and my brothers are those who listen to God's message and practice it."