'Friends' in the Bible

The next day, they arrived in Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called his relatives and close friends together.

Even some officials of the province of Asia who were his friends sent him a message urging him not to risk his life in the theater.

He ordered the centurion to guard Paul but to let him have some freedom and not to keep any of his friends from caring for his needs.

The next day, we arrived at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul kindly allowing him to visit his friends there and to receive any care he needed.