16 Bible Verses about Friendship And Love

No one has greater love than this, that he may lay down his soul for his friends.

You are my friends, if you may do those things which I command you.

Beloved, let us love one another with divine love: because divine love is of God; and the one loving with divine love has been born of God, and knows God.

O adulteresses, do you not know that the friendship of the world is enmity to God? Whosoever therefore may wish to be the friend of the world renders himself the enemy of God.

No longer do I call you servants; because the servant knows not what his lord is doing: but I have called you friends; because all things which I heard with my Father, I made known unto you.

Love not the world, nor the things that are in the world. If any one loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him:

and the scripture was fulfilled, saying, And Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the friend of God.

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

but not only so, but even rejoicing in God through Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we now received reconciliation.

Then the sisters sent to Him, saying, Lord, behold the one whom thou lovest is sick.

Therefore exhort one another, and edify either the other, as you indeed are doing.

For I had much joy and consolation over your divine love, because the affections of the saints have been refreshed by you, O brother.

Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect; be of good comfort; think the same thing, live in peace: and the God of love and peace will be with you.

I say unto you, If indeed having risen he will not give unto him, because he is his friend, yet on account of his shamelessness, rising he will give him as much as he needs.

Salute one another with a holy kiss. Peace be unto you all who are in Christ.

but this is the consolation among you through faith in one another, both of you and me.