27 Bible Verses about Losing Friends

And every one who hath left family, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name sake, shall receive an hundred fold, and shall inherit life eternal.

He that preserveth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall preserve it.

But I say to you my friends, Be not afraid of those who may kill the body, but after that, have nothing farther which they can do.

And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and hate one another.

And coming home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Congratulate me; for I have found that sheep of mine which was lost.

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

And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, "Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness;" and he was called "the friend of God."

Or what woman having ten pieces of silver coin, if she lose one of them, doth she not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and make diligent search until she find it?

Brethren, if any man among you should have erred from the truth, and one convert him;

Ye adulterers and adultresses, know ye not that friendship with the world is enmity against God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is set down an enemy to God.

I know what I will do, that, when I am removed from the stewardship, they may entertain me at their houses.

Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones perish.

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that there is no man who hath left family, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,

But ye shall be betrayed even by parents, and brethren, and relations, and friends; and some of you they shall put to death.

not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord:

Wherefore comfort one another, and edify one another, as also ye do.

When I was with them in the world, I preserved them by thy name: those whom thou hast given me have I guarded, and not one of them is perished, except the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

Ye therefore, beloved, knowing this before, be on your guard, that ye be not carried away with the delusion of these lawless men, and fall from your own stedfastness.

Then he answered and said to them, My mother and my brethren are they, who hear the word of God, and practise it.

But all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

For what would it profit a man, though he should gain the whole world, if he be punished with the loss of his own soul?

I tell you, though even he would not rise and give him because he is his friend; yet because of his importunity, roused up, he will give him as many as he needeth.

Then Jesus in reply said, Verily I say unto you, there is no man who hath left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake and the Gospel's,

and that so I may be comforted together with you, by the mutual faith both of you and of me.

Salt is good: but if the salt become insipid, with what will you season it? have salt in yourselves, and live in peace with each other.

And having found it, she calleth her female friends and neighbours together, saying, Congratulate me; for I have found the silver piece I had lost.

Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are fallen asleep, that ye be not afflicted, as the rest [of mankind] who have no hope.