Whether we’re awake with the living or asleep with the dead, we’re alive with him! So speak encouraging words to one another. He died for us, a death that triggered life. God didn’t set us up for an angry rejection but for salvation by our Master, Jesus Christ. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. You are my friends if you do what I command you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend. Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.Ī friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.Ī man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. If you are seeking new friendship or desire to connect with a life long friend, here are more than 30 verses that encourage, support and offer wisdom in friendship.
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