10 Bible Verses about Divine Friendship

And Jesus was loving Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus,

Jesus wept.

The Jews, therefore, said, 'Lo, how he was loving him!'

And there was one of his disciples reclining (at meat) in the bosom of Jesus, whom Jesus was loving;

no more do I call you servants, because the servant hath not known what his lord doth, and you I have called friends, because all things that I heard from my Father, I did make known to you.

And Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses face unto face, as a man speaketh unto his friend; and he hath turned back unto the camp, and his minister Joshua, son of Nun, a youth, departeth not out of the tent.

mouth unto mouth I speak with him, and by an appearance, and not in riddles; and the form of Jehovah he beholdeth attentively; and wherefore have ye not been afraid to speak against My servant -- against Moses?'

And there hath not arisen a prophet any more in Israel like Moses, whom Jehovah hath known face unto face,

'Art not Thou our God? Thou hast dispossessed the inhabitants of this land from before Thy people Israel, and dost give it to the seed of Abraham Thy friend to the age,

and fulfilled was the Writing that is saying, 'And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him -- to righteousness;' and, 'Friend of God' he was called.