'Friends' in the Bible

And when they had been made free, they came back to their friends, and gave an account of all the things which the chief priests and the authorities had said to them.

And the day after that, they came to Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having got together his relations and his near friends.

Now he was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon: and they came to him, all together, and having made friends with Blastus, the controller of the king's house, they made a request for peace, because their country was dependent on the king's country for its food.

And some of the rulers of Asia, being his friends, sent to him, requesting him seriously not to put himself in danger by going into the theatre.

And he gave orders to the captain to keep Paul under his control, and to let him have everything he had need of; and not to keep his friends from coming to see him.

And on the day after, we came to Sidon; and Julius was kind to Paul, and let him go to see his friends and take a rest.

Saying, Friends, I see that this journey will be one of great damage and loss, not only to the goods and the ship, but to ourselves.

And when they had been without food for a long time, Paul got up among them and said, Friends, it would have been better if you had given attention to me and not gone sailing out from Crete, to undergo this damage and loss.