10 Bible Verses about Friendship

May the Lord show mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chains,

But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, the brother and my fellow-laborer and fellow-soldier, but your apostle and servant of my need,

And as they conversed and reasoned together, Jesus also himself approaching walked with them;

but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

and they attended constantly to the teaching and companionship of the apostles, the breaking of bread and the prayers.

and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, And Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him a righteousness, and he was called God's friend.

One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining on the bosom of Jesus.

And Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

Jesus wept. Then the Jews said, Behold, how he loved him.

I no longer call you servants, for the servant knows not what his Lord does; but I have called you friends: for all things which I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.

And there were many women there, beholding from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, to wait upon him; among whom were Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. And when it was evening a rich man came from Arimathea, by the name of Joseph, who himself also was a disciple of Jesus; read more.
this man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded it to be given him; and Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in clean linen, and placed it in a new tomb of his which he had excavated in a rock, and having rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb he went away; and Mary the Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite to the tomb.

And after the sabbath, when it began to dawn on the first day of the week, came Mary the Magdalene, and the other Mary, to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it. And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow; read more.
and from fear of him the keepers shook and became like dead men. And the angel answered and said to the women, Fear not, for I know that you seek Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he is raised, as he said. Come and see the place where the Lord lay, and go immediately and tell his disciples that he is raised from the dead; and behold, he will go before you into Galilee; there shall you see him. Behold, I have told you. And going out immediately from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to tell his disciples.

And they were the Magdalene Mary, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and the others with them, who told these things to the apostles.

But Mary stood at the tomb outside, weeping. Then as she wept she stooped down to the tomb, and saw two angels in white sitting one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. And they said to her, Woman, why do you weep? She said to them, Because they have taken my Lord and I know not where they have laid him. read more.
Having said these words she turned around and beheld Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, Woman, why do you weep? whom do you seek? She, supposing that he was the gardener, said to him, Sir, if you have borne him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him. Jesus said to her, Mary. She, turning around, said to him in Hebrew, Rabboni, which is interpreted, Teacher. Jesus said to her, Do not touch me; for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and tell them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God. Mary the Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he said these things to her.

and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, And Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him a righteousness, and he was called God's friend.

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that bears not fruit he takes away; and every branch that bears fruit he trims, that it may bear more fruit. You are now pure, by means of the word which I have spoken to you; read more.
continue in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it continues in the vine, so you cannot, unless you continue in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He that continues in me and I in him, this man bears much fruit; for separated from me, you can do nothing. If any one continues not in me he is cast without as a branch, and is withered; and they collect them and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If you continue in me, and my words continue in you, you shall ask whatever you will, and it shall be [given] you. By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and be my disciples. As the Father has loved me, I also have loved you; continue in my love. If you keep my commandments you shall continue in my love, as I have kept my Father's commandments and continue in his love. I have spoken these things to you that my joy may be in you, and your joy be completed. This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No man has greater love than this, that one should give his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you; I no longer call you servants, for the servant knows not what his Lord does; but I have called you friends: for all things which I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and appointed you to go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should continue, that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.

And there were many women there, beholding from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, to wait upon him; among whom were Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

And after the sabbath, when it began to dawn on the first day of the week, came Mary the Magdalene, and the other Mary, to see the tomb.

And as they were pursuing their journey he entered into a certain village. And a woman by the name of Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, and she sat at the feet of the Lord and heard his word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and came and said, Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her, therefore, to help me. read more.
And the Lord answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and disturbed about many things, but of one thing there is need; and Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

A CERTAIN man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and Martha her sister. It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hairs, whose brother Lazarus was sick. Then the sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom you love is sick. read more.
But Jesus hearing it said, This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified by it. And Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. When, therefore, he heard that he was sick, he continued in the place where he was two days. Then after that he said to the disciples, Let us go again into Judea. The disciples said to him, Rabbi, the Jews lately sought to stone you, and do you go there again? Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours of the day? and if one walks in the day he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world; but if he walks in the night he stumbles, because the light is not in it. He said these things, and after this he said to them, Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I go that I may awake him. Then they said to him, Lord, if he has fallen asleep he will recover. But Jesus spoke of his death; but they thought that he spoke of the rest of sleep. Then Jesus, therefore, said to them plainly, Lazarus has died; and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you may believe; but let us go to him. Then Thomas, who is called The twin, said to the fellow disciples, Let us go also, that we may die with him. Then Jesus coming found that he had been four days in the tomb. And Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadiums [1 3-4 miles] distant. And many of the Jews came to those with Martha and Mary, to console them for their brother. Then when Martha heard that Jesus had come, she went out to meet him; but Mary sat in the house. Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died; but now also I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you. Jesus said to her, Your brother shall rise again. Martha said to him, I know that he will rise at the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he that believes in me, even if he has died, shall live, and no one who lives and believes in me shall ever die; do you believe this? She said to him, Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who comes into the world. And having said this she went away and called Mary her sister, privately, saying, The teacher has come and calls for you. When she heard, she arose quickly and came to him; but Jesus had not yet entered into the village, but was at the place where Martha met him. Then the Jews who were with her in the house and consoling her, seeing Mary that she arose and went out quickly, followed her, saying, She goes to the tomb to weep there. Then Mary, when she came where Jesus was, and saw him, fell down at his feet, saying to him, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not have died. Then when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews weeping who came with her, he was greatly agitated in spirit and affected, and said, Where have you laid him? They said to him, Lord, come and see. Jesus wept. Then the Jews said, Behold, how he loved him. And some of them said, Could not this man who opens the eyes of the blind, cause that even he should not have died? Then Jesus again being agitated within himself came to the tomb; it was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead, said to him, Lord, by this time he smells; for he has been dead four days. Jesus said to her, Did I not tell you that if you will believe you shall see the glory of God? Then they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted his eyes above, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me; and I knew that thou hearest me always; but for the sake of the multitude who stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. And having said these things, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And the dead came forth, bound as to his feet and hands with bandages, and his face was bound with a napkin. Jesus said to them, Unbind him, and let him go. Then many of the Jews who came with Mary, and saw what Jesus did, believed on him; but some of them went away to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.

But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, the brother and my fellow-laborer and fellow-soldier, but your apostle and servant of my need,

But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, that I may be refreshed when I know your affairs. For I have no one like minded who really will care for your interests;

But you know his tried virtue, that as a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel.

May the Lord show mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chains,

No man has greater love than this, that one should give his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you;

who exposed their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the nations;

Then Thomas, who is called The twin, said to the fellow disciples, Let us go also, that we may die with him.

AND before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own in the world he loved them to the end.

Salute Prisca [Priscilla] and Aquila my co-laborers in Christ Jesus, who exposed their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the nations;

Adulteresses, know you not that the friendship of the world is enmity against God? Whoever therefore wishes to be a friend of the world, is made an enemy of God.

Adulteresses, know you not that the friendship of the world is enmity against God? Whoever therefore wishes to be a friend of the world, is made an enemy of God.

But a son of Paul's sister hearing of this lying in wait, went and entering into the fortress told Paul.

I WROTE my first account, O Theophilus, of all things which Jesus did and taught,

Behold, the time is coming, and has come, that you shall be scattered every one to his own, and leave me alone; and I am not alone, for the Father is with me.

Behold, the time is coming, and has come, that you shall be scattered every one to his own, and leave me alone; and I am not alone, for the Father is with me.