16 Bible Verses about Friendship And Love

Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his soul for his friends.

Ye are My friends, if ye do what I command you.

Beloved, let us love one another; because love is of God, and every one that loves has been begotten of God, and knows God.

Adulteresses! know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever, therefore, purposes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

No longer do I call you slaves; because the slave knows not what his lord is doing; but I have called you friends, because all things which I heard from My Father I made known to you.

Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him;

and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness"; and he was called "God's Friend."

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

and not only so, but we are rejoicing in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through Whom we now received the reconciliation.

The sisters, therefore, sent to Him, saying, "Lord, behold, he whom Thou lovest is sick."

Wherefore, exhort one another, and build up one another, as also ye do.

For I had much joy and consolation on account of your love, because the tender affections of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected, be comforted, think the same thing; be at peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

I say to you, even if he will not, rising up, give to him because of his being his friend; yet, because of his importunity, he, rousing himself, will give him as many as he needs.

Salute ye one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to you all who are in Christ.

that is, to be comforted together among you through our mutual faith, both yours and mine.