Jesus as a friend

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• John 15:15

  Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

• John 15:13

  Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

• Proverbs 18:24

  A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

• Proverbs 17:17

  A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

• James 2:23

  And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

• John 15:14

  Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

• Proverbs 27:17

  Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

• Proverbs 12:26

  The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

• Proverbs 22:24–25

  Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

• James 4:4

  Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

• 1 Corinthians 15:33

  Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

• Proverbs 27:9

  Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

• Proverbs 16:28

  A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

• John 15:12–15

  This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. …

• Proverbs 13:20

  He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

• James 4:8

  Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

• Proverbs 27:5–6

  Open rebuke is better than secret love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

• Revelation 3:20

  Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

• Matthew 11:28

  Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

• Job 2:11

  Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

• Romans 5:8

  But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

• Proverbs 27:6

  Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

• 2 Kings 2:2

  And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el.

• 1 John 3:1

  Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

• Luke 7:34

  The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

• 1 Samuel 18:1–3

  And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house. Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

• John 15:13–15

  Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

• 1 John 1:9

  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

• Proverbs 17:9

  He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

• Luke 6:31

  And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

• Matthew 11:19

  The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

• Exodus 33:11

  And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

• Proverbs 20:6

  Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

• Ecclesiastes 4:9–10

  Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

• Philippians 2:1–30

  If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. …

• Proverbs 22:11

  He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

• Ecclesiastes 4:9–12

  Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? …

• Hebrews 12:2

  Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

• John 14:6

  Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

• Romans 5:10

  For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.