28 Bible Verses about Friends

And you are my friends, if you do what I command you.

No one can give greater proof of love than by laying down his life for his friends.

I no longer call you 'servants,' because a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have given you the name of 'friends,' because I made known to you everything that I learned from my Father.

And I say to you 'Win friends for yourselves with your dishonest money,' so that, when it comes to an end, there may be a welcome for you into the Eternal Home.

Dear friends, let us love one another, because Love comes from God; and every one who loves has received the new Life from God and knows God.

Do not be deceived. 'Good character is marred by evil company.'

Then Jesus went on to say to the man who had invited him: "When you give a breakfast or a dinner, do not ask your friends, or your brothers, or your relations, or rich neighbors, for fear that they should invite you in return, and so you should be repaid.

You will be betrayed even by your parents and brothers and relations and friends, and they will cause some of you to be put to death,

And that in this way the words of Scripture came true-- "Abraham believed God, and that was regarded by God as righteousness," and "He was called the friend of God."

And, if you show courtesy to your brothers only, what are you doing more than others? Even the Gentiles do this!

I tell you that, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is a friend, yet because of his persistence he will rouse himself and give him what he wants.

Dear friends, since God loved us thus, we, surely, ought to love one another.

I hope, however, it will not be long before I see you, and then we will speak face to face. Peace be with you. Our friends here send you their greetings. Greet each one of our friends.

Dear friends, do not trust every inspiration, but test each inspiration, to see whether it proceeds from God; because many false Prophets have gone out into the world.