28 Bible Verses about Friends

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Luke 14:12

Also to His host, who had invited Him, He said, "When you give a breakfast or a dinner, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbours, lest perhaps they should invite you in return and a requital be made you.

Matthew 5:47

And if you salute only your near relatives, what praise is due to you? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

Luke 11:8

"I tell you that even if he will not rise and give him the loaves because he is his friend, at any rate because of his persistency he will rouse himself and give him as many as he requires.

3 John 1:14

But I hope to see you very soon, and then we will speak face to face. Peace be with you. Our friends send greetings to you. Greet our friends individually.

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Luke 7:12

And just as He reached the gate of the town, they happened to be bringing out for burial a dead man who was his mother's only son; and she was a widow; and a great number of the townspeople were with her.

Christ's » Attitude toward children » Friends

John 11:35-36

Jesus wept. "See how dear he held him," said the Jews.

Friends » False friends » David's friends were false to david

More verses: Psalm 55:20-21

Friends » Jesus calls his disciples by this term

John 15:14-15

You are my friends, if you do what I command you. No longer do I call you servants, because a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, because all that I have heard from the Father I have made known to you.

Friends » False friends » Jesus' disciples ran away

Matthew 26:58

And Peter kept following Him at a distance, till he came even to the court of the High Priest's palace, where he entered and sat down among the officers to see the issue.

Friends » False friends » Judas iscariot

Matthew 26:48-49

Now the betrayer had agreed upon a sign with them, to direct them. He had said, "The one whom I kiss is the man: lay hold of him." So he went straight to Jesus and said, "Peace to you, Rabbi!" And he kissed Him eagerly.

Friends » False friends » Delilah was false to samson

Friends » False friends » Ahithophel was false to david

Friends » False friends » David was false to joab

Friends » False friends » The ephraimite's wife

Friends » False friends » Instances of » Pharaoh's butler was false to joseph

Friends » False friends » David was false to uriah

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Intercessory prayer » Should be offered up for » Friends

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Comfort, Of Friends

John 11:19

and a considerable number of the Jews were with Martha and Mary, having come to express sympathy with them on the death of their brother.

Fake Friends

2 Corinthians 11:26

I have served Him by frequent travelling, amid dangers in crossing rivers, dangers from robbers; dangers from my own countrymen, dangers from the Gentiles; dangers in the city, dangers in the Desert, dangers by sea, dangers from spies in our midst;

Friends Failing

Matthew 26:50

"Friend," said Jesus, "carry out your intention." Then they came and laid their hands on Jesus and seized Him firmly.

Gathering Friends

Matthew 17:22

As they were travelling about in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men;

Good Friends

Romans 16:3-5

Greetings to Prisca and Aquila my fellow labourers in the work of Christ Jesus--

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