27 Bible Verses about Losing Friends

And every one who left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for My name's sake, shall receive manifold more and shall inherit eternal life.

"He that finds his life shall lose it; and he that loses his life for My sake shall find it.

"And I say to you, my friends, be not frightened by those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do;

And then will many be caused to stumble, and will deliver up one another, and hate one another;

and, coming to his house, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, because I found my sheep, which was lost.

And He said to them, "Who of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves;

and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness"; and he was called "God's Friend."

"Or what woman, having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, does not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek diligently, till she finds it?

My brethren, if anyone among you be led astray from the truth, and one convert him;

Adulteresses! know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever, therefore, purposes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

I resolved what to do; that, when I am removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.'

In like manner it is not the will of your Father Who is in Heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

And He said to them, "Verily I say to you there is no one who left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children for the sake of the Kingdom of God,

But ye will be delivered up even by parents, and brothers, and kindred, and friends; and they will put some of you to death.

in diligence, not slothful; in spirit, fervent, serving the Lord;

Wherefore, exhort one another, and build up one another, as also ye do.

While I was with them, I was keeping, in Thy name, those Whom Thou hast given Me; and I guarded them, and no one of them perished, except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

Ye, therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, be on your guard, lest, being carried away with error of the wicked, ye fall from your own steadfastness.

And He, answering, said to them, "My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it."

But all things are of God, Who reconciled us to Himself through Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation;

For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and suffer damage as to his soul?

I say to you, even if he will not, rising up, give to him because of his being his friend; yet, because of his importunity, he, rousing himself, will give him as many as he needs.

Jesus said, "Verily I say to you, there is no one who left house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for My sake and the Gospel's sake,

that is, to be comforted together among you through our mutual faith, both yours and mine.

Salt is good; but, if the salt becomes saltless, with what will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another."

And, having found it, she calls together her female friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me; because I found the piece which I lost!'

But we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those falling asleep, that ye sorrow not even as the rest who have no hope;