Friendships

greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;

Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;

Adulterers and adulteresses! have ye not known that friendship of the world is enmity with God? whoever, then, may counsel to be a friend of the world, an enemy of God he is set.

and as ye wish that men may do to you, do ye also to them in like manner;

wherefore, comfort ye one another, and build ye up, one the one, as also ye do.

no more do I call you servants, because the servant hath not known what his lord doth, and you I have called friends, because all things that I heard from my Father, I did make known to you.

`This is my command, that ye love one another, according as I did love you; — read the full passage →

in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another;

Beloved, may we love one another, because the love is of God, and every one who is loving, of God he hath been begotten, and doth know God;

and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins; — read the full passage →

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any one with any one may have a quarrel, as also the Christ did forgive you--so also ye;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

and this <FI>is<Fi> the command we have from Him, that he who is loving God, may also love his brother.

Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering, — read the full passage →

greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends; — read the full passage →

draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you; cleanse hands, ye sinners! and purify hearts, ye two-souled!

and fulfilled was the Writing that is saying, `And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him--to righteousness;' and, `Friend of God' he was called.

and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works, — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

of one another the burdens bear ye, and so fill up the law of the Christ,

for if, being enemies, we have been reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved in his life.

and that is, that I may be comforted together among you, through the faith in one another, both yours and mine.

for I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that ye may be established; — read the full passage →

Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners; — read the full passage →

for where there are two or three gathered together--to my name, there am I in the midst of them.'

in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another; — read the full passage →

`This is my command, that ye love one another, according as I did love you; — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, in their going on, that he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman, by name Martha, did receive him into her house, — read the full passage →

Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

in my first defence no one stood with me, but all forsook me, (may it not be reckoned to them!)

for I have no one like-minded, who sincerely for the things concerning you will care,

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling; — read the full passage →

to rejoice with the rejoicing, and to weep with the weeping,

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service; — read the full passage →

ye are my friends, if ye may do whatever I command you;

`This is my command, that ye love one another, according as I did love you;

And there was a certain one ailing, Lazarus, from Bethany, of the village of Mary and Martha her sister-- — read the full passage →

And there were there many women beholding from afar, who did follow Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him, — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;

and the proof of him ye know, that as a child <FI>serveth<Fi> a father, with me he did serve in regard to the good news;

And I hope, in the Lord Jesus, Timotheus to send quickly to you, that I also may be of good spirit, having known the things concerning you,

each not to your own look ye, but each also to the things of others.

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers; — read the full passage →