27 Bible Verses about Losing A Friend

he that would preserve his life, shall lose it: and he that exposeth his life for my sake, shall save it.

My brethren, when any of you deviates from the truth, whoever sets him right, may be assured,

As for you, my friends, be not afraid of those, who can kill the body, and after that can effect nothing more.

Then he said to them, suppose any of you should go to his friend at midnight; and say to him, friend, lend me three loaves:

and when he comes home, call his friends and neighbours together, and say to them, rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep, that was lost?

then shall many relapse, and shall pursue one another with mutual treachery and hatred.

or if a woman, that has ten pieces of money, should lose one of them, will she not light a lamp, sweep the house, and carefully search, till she find it?

Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me shall live even though he were dead:

what advantage is it for a man to gain the whole world with the loss of his life?

when his relations heard of this, they went to his relief, for it was said, he fainted away.

wherefore comfort and edify one another, as you have hitherto done.

and when 'tis found, will she not call her friends aud neighbours together, and say, rejoice with me, for I have found the piece, I had lost?

when Jesus heard that, he said, the disease is not to be mortal, but is design'd for the glory of God, that the son of God might be glorified thereby.

in like manner your heavenly father would not that any person of such humility should be lost.

Now this is all owing to God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath made us the ministers of this reconciliation;

I must do something that will secure me a reception in other families, when I have lost my place in this.

he that loveth his life, shall lose it: but he that sacrifices his life in this world, shall preserve it to eternity.

Do you then, my dear brethren, being thus forewarn'd, take care not to be seduc'd by those prophane impostors, and so lose the reward of your constancy.

Jesus answer'd, I declare unto you, no one has ever quitted house or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, upon account of the gospel-dispensation,

his two sisters therefore sent this message to Jesus; he, Lord, whom you love, is sick.

for, if by rejecting them, the world may be reconciled; what shall their restoration be, but a general resurrection?

Degenerate race, don't you know that friendship with vice is hostility against heaven. he that is a friend to the vicious world, is an enemy to God.

and every one that abandons his family, his brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for my sake, shall receive in that age an hundred times the value, and shall inherit hereafter everlasting life.

then Jesus told them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

for the son of man is come to seek, and to save that which was lost.

Jesus answered him, I declare unto you, there is not a man who has forsaken his house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, out of love to me and to the gospel,

Jesus propos'd likewise this parable to them, to show that they should persevere in prayer, and not be discouraged.