45 Bible Verses about Family And Friends
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You will even be betrayed by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will kill some of you.
A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for a difficult time.
Even your brothers—your own father’s household—
even they were treacherous to you;
even they have cried out loudly after you.
Do not have confidence in them,
though they speak well of you.
A man with many friends may be harmed,
but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
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Even my friend in whom I trusted,
one who ate my bread,
has raised his heel against me.
My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction,
and my relatives stand at a distance.
When His family heard this, they set out to restrain Him, because they said, “He’s out of His mind.”
Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,
and don’t go to your brother’s house
in your time of calamity;
better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
But He would not let him; instead, He told him, “Go back home to your own people, and report to them how much the Lord has done for you and how He has had mercy on you.”
After I made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Don’t be afraid of them. Remember the great and awe-inspiring Lord, and fight for your countrymen, your sons and daughters, your wives and homes.”
He also said to the one who had invited Him, “When you give a lunch or a dinner, don’t invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, or your rich neighbors, because they might invite you back, and you would be repaid.
And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing out of the ordinary? Don’t even the Gentiles do the same?
Another also said, “I will follow You, Lord, but first let me go and say good-bye to those at my house.”
A righteous man is careful in dealing with his neighbor,
but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.
Everyone has to be on guard against his friend.
Don’t trust any brother,
for every brother will certainly deceive,
and every friend spread slander.
So He said to them, “I assure you: There is no one who has left a house, wife or brothers, parents or children because of the kingdom of God,
Do not rely on a friend;
don’t trust in a close companion.
Seal your mouth
from the woman who lies in your arms.
“Go back to your home, and tell all that God has done for you.” And off he went, proclaiming throughout the town all that Jesus had done for him.
All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words,
but they are not there.
“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, and even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.
After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his prosperity and doubled his previous possessions.
I do not call you slaves anymore, because a slave doesn’t know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have heard from My Father.
The person who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; the person who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
God provides homes for those who are deserted.
He leads out the prisoners to prosperity,
but the rebellious live in a scorched land.
Therefore, as we have opportunity, we must work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith.
Even if my father and mother abandon me,
the Lord cares for me.
When he became king, as soon as he was seated on his throne, Zimri struck down the entire house of Baasha. He did not leave a single male, including his kinsmen and his friends.
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and call understanding your relative.
There is a person without a companion, without even a son or brother, and though there is no end to all his struggles, his eyes are still not content with riches. “So who am I struggling for,” he asks, “and depriving myself from good?” This too is futile and a miserable task.
And everyone who has left houses, brothers or sisters, father or mother, children, or fields because of My name will receive 100 times more and will inherit eternal life.
As for you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house, you will go into captivity. You will go to Babylon. There you will die, and there you will be buried, you and all your friends that you prophesied falsely to.’”
He was also angry at Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute him and yet had condemned him.
But He replied to them, “My mother and My brothers are those who hear and do the word of God.”
David asked, “Is there anyone remaining from Saul’s family I can show kindness to because of Jonathan?”
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