16 Bible Verses about Friendship And Love

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever things I command you.

Beloved, let us love one another; because love is from God, and every one who loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

Ye adulterers and adultresses, know ye not that friendship with the world is enmity against God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is set down an enemy to God.

I no more call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his master is doing: but I have called you friends because I have made known to you all things which I have heard of my Father.

Love not the world, neither the things which are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, "Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness;" and he was called "the friend of God."

And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and he shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

And not so only, but we exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom already we have received reconciliation.

The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

Wherefore comfort one another, and edify one another, as also ye do.

For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints have been refreshed by thee, brother.

Finally, brethren, rejoice: be perfectly united together, be comforted, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

I tell you, though even he would not rise and give him because he is his friend; yet because of his importunity, roused up, he will give him as many as he needeth.

Salute one another with a kiss of love. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.

and that so I may be comforted together with you, by the mutual faith both of you and of me.