Making Friends

Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;

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.

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

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.

`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;

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

and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works, — 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 →

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

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.

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

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 →

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

Become not yoked with others--unbelievers, for what partaking <FI>is there<Fi> to righteousness and lawlessness?

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves-- — read the full passage →

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.

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves--

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

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 →

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;

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;

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

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

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.

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

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

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

let no one seek his own--but each another's.

honour thy father and mother, and, thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.'

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

`A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love 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 thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of thy soul, and out of all thine understanding, and out of all thy strength--this <FI>is<Fi> the first command; — read the full passage →

Speak not one against another, brethren; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, doth speak against law, and doth judge law, and if law thou dost judge, thou art not a doer of law but a judge;

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

so we, the many, one body are in Christ, and members each one of one another.

For, let this mind be in you that <FI>is<Fi> also in Christ Jesus,

for I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor messengers, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, — read the full passage →

If, then, any exhortation <FI>is<Fi> in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any bowels and mercies, — read the full passage →

Become not yoked with others--unbelievers, for what partaking <FI>is there<Fi> to righteousness and lawlessness? — read the full passage →

and I hope straightway to see thee, and mouth to mouth we shall speak. Peace to thee! salute thee do the friends; be saluting the friends by name.

`But, take heed of the false prophets, who come unto you in sheep's clothing, and inwardly are ravening wolves. — read the full passage →

If, then, with me thou hast fellowship, receive him as me,

And I thought <FI>it<Fi> necessary Epaphroditus--my brother, and fellow-workman, and fellow-soldier, and your apostle and servant to my need--to send unto you,

of the same mind one toward another, not minding the high things, but with the lowly going along; become not wise in your own conceit;

and I say to you, Make to yourselves friends out of the mammon of unrighteousness, that when ye may fail, they may receive you to the age-during tabernacles.

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; — read the full passage →