Christian Friendship
Proverbs 12:26 BSB
A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.
Luke 11:8 BSB
I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
James 4:4 BSB
You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.
Acts 26:28 BSB
Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”
1 Peter 4:16 BSB
But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.
Job 29:4 BSB
when I was in my prime, when the friendship of God rested on my tent,
Ephesians 4:32 BSB
Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
1 Corinthians 13:4 BSB
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
Colossians 3:13 BSB
Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
1 Corinthians 13:13 BSB
And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
1 John 4:7 BSB
Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
John 13:34 BSB
A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
1 John 4:11 BSB
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
Philippians 4:1 BSB
Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you must stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.
James 2:5 BSB
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
3 John 1:1 BSB
The elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth:
Song of Solomon 5:8 BSB
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.
John 15:17 BSB
This is My command to you: Love one another.
Psalm 119:167 BSB
I obey Your testimonies and love them greatly.
John 14:15 BSB
If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.