What Kind Of Friends To Have

And we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother disorderly walking, and not after the deliverance that ye received from us,

we have known that of God we are, and the whole world in the evil doth lie;

Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;

The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as <FI>are<Fi> grave, as many as <FI>are<Fi> righteous, as many as <FI>are<Fi> pure, as many as <FI>are<Fi> lovely, as many as <FI>are<Fi> of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born.

this is the bread that out of the heaven is coming down, that any one may eat of it, and not die. — read the full passage →

Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.

many, therefore, of his disciples having heard, said, `This word is hard; who is able to hear it?' — read the full passage →

Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.

Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.

Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in, — read the full passage →

A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

A man with friends <FI>is<Fi> to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!

We have known that every one who hath been begotten of God doth not sin, but he who was begotten of God doth keep himself, and the evil one doth not touch him; — read the full passage →

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

Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.

A Song of the Ascents, by David. Lo, how good and how pleasant The dwelling of brethren--even together!

And opened was the sanctuary of God in the heaven, and there was seen the ark of His covenant in His sanctuary, and there did come lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.

Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him, — 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!

be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you;

for my flesh truly is food, and my blood truly is drink; — read the full passage →

`But, that ye may know that the Son of Man hath power upon the earth to forgive sins--(then saith he to the paralytic) --having risen, take up thy couch, and go to thy house.' — read the full passage →

If any one may see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and He shall give to him life to those sinning not unto death; there is sin to death, not concerning it do I speak that he may beseech; — read the full passage →

Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him,

and in this we know that we have known him, if his commands we may keep;

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

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.

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

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 →

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

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend--from counsel of the soul.

Better <FI>is<Fi> open reproof than hidden love. — read the full passage →

And the God of all grace, who did call you to His age-during glory in Christ Jesus, having suffered a little, Himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle <FI>you<Fi> ;

James, of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ a servant, to the Twelve Tribes who are in the dispersion: Hail! — read the full passage →

waiting for the blessed hope and manifestation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ,

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

through all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and in regard to this same, watching in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints--

for because of this Christ both died and rose again, and lived again, that both of dead and of living he may be Lord. — read the full passage →

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

Jesus, therefore, said to the twelve, `Do ye also wish to go away?' — read the full passage →

A Psalm of David. Jehovah, who doth sojourn in Thy tent? Who doth dwell in Thy holy hill? — read the full passage →

See to yourselves that ye may not lose the things that we wrought, but a full reward may receive; — read the full passage →

the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,

teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age,

preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching,

and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness;

If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated, — read the full passage →

As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might;

for the fruit of the Spirit <FI>is<Fi> in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth,

and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,

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

with Christ I have been crucified, and live no more do I, and Christ doth live in me; and that which I now live in the flesh--in the faith I live of the Son of God, who did love me and did give himself for me;

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.

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

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.

`But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward will be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest, because He is kind unto the ungracious and evil;

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

The two <FI>are<Fi> better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour. — read the full passage →

The two <FI>are<Fi> better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour. — read the full passage →

and Elijah saith unto Elisha, `Abide, I pray thee, here, for Jehovah hath sent me unto Beth-El;' and Elisha saith, `Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth, if I leave thee;' and they go down to Beth-El.

`For I testify to every one hearing the words of the prophecy of this scroll, if any one may add unto these, God shall add to him the plagues that have been written in this scroll, — read the full passage →

And a great sign was seen in the heaven, a woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars, — read the full passage →

And to Him who is able to guard you not stumbling, and to set <FI>you<Fi> in the presence of His glory unblemished, in gladness,

and we have known that the Son of God is come, and hath given us a mind, that we may know Him who is true, and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ; this one is the true God and the life age-during!

These things I did write to you who are believing in the name of the Son of God, that ye may know that life ye have age-during, and that ye may believe in the name of the Son of God.

he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

and whatever we may ask, we receive from Him, because His commands we keep, and the things pleasing before Him we do,

And now, little children, remain in him, that when he may be manifested, we may have boldness, and may not be ashamed before him, in his presence;

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;

In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

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.

looking to the author and perfecter of faith--Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him--did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;

and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil, — read the full passage →

as to wise men I speak--judge ye what I say: — read the full passage →

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

`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 →

Mighty <FI>is<Fi> the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power,

Hear counsel and receive instruction, So that thou art wise in thy latter end.

And it cometh to pass, when he finisheth to speak unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan hath been bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loveth him as his own soul. — read the full passage →

And I heard another voice out of the heaven, saying, `Come forth out of her, My people, that ye may not partake with her sins, and that ye may not receive of her plagues,

After these things I saw, and lo, a great multitude, which to number no one was able, out of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands, — 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 →

Beloved, all diligence using to write to you concerning the common salvation, I had necessity to write to you, exhorting to agonize for the faith once delivered to the saints,

if any one doth come unto you, and this teaching doth not bear, receive him not into the house, and say not to him, `Hail!'

We have known that every one who hath been begotten of God doth not sin, but he who was begotten of God doth keep himself, and the evil one doth not touch him;

Every one who is believing that Jesus is the Christ, of God he hath been begotten, and every one who is loving Him who did beget, doth love also him who is begotten of Him: — 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; — read the full passage →

in this we have known the love, because he for us his life did lay down, and we ought for the brethren the lives to lay down;

And this is the message that we have heard from Him, and announce to you, that God is light, and darkness in Him is not at all; — read the full passage →

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

be humbled, then, under the powerful hand of God, that you He may exalt in good time, — read the full passage →

who is at the right hand of God, having gone on to heaven--messengers, and authorities, and powers, having been subjected to him.

for thus once also the holy women who did hope on God, were adorning themselves, being subject to their own husbands,

In like manner, the wives, be ye subject to your own husbands, that even if certain are disobedient to the word, through the conversation of the wives, without the word, they may be won,

who our sins himself did bear in his body, upon the tree, that to the sins having died, to the righteousness we may live; by whose stripes ye were healed,

The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;

Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,