What Does the Bible Say About God As A Friend?

James 2:23 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”—and he was called a friend of God.

Hebrews 11:6 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

John 15:15 ESV / 5 helpful votes

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.

1 John 1:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

Psalm 25:14 ESV / 4 helpful votes

The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant.

Hebrews 1:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

John 17:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.

Mark 1:35 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.

Exodus 33:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses turned again into the camp, his assistant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent.

Exodus 33:1-23 ESV / 3 helpful votes

The Lord said to Moses, “Depart; go up from here, you and the people whom you have brought up out of the land of Egypt, to the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give it.’ I will send an angel before you, and I will drive out the Canaanites, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey; but I will not go up among you, lest I consume you on the way, for you are a stiff-necked people.” When the people heard this disastrous word, they mourned, and no one put on his ornaments. For the Lord had said to Moses, “Say to the people of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked people; if for a single moment I should go up among you, I would consume you. So now take off your ornaments, that I may know what to do with you.’” ...

1 John 4:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.

Hebrews 11:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Pray without ceasing,

Philippians 4:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Ephesians 6:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

Romans 8:32 ESV / 2 helpful votes

He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?

Romans 8:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Romans 8:26 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.

Romans 4:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb.

John 16:26 ESV / 2 helpful votes

In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf;

John 16:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

John 14:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

John 14:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

John 4:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

John 4:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.

John 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Luke 23:34 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments.

Luke 5:1-39 ESV / 2 helpful votes

On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” ...

Matthew 14:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,

Matthew 6:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

Matthew 3:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

Zechariah 9:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Isaiah 46:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’

Job 42:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

After the Lord had spoken these words to Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite: “My anger burns against you and against your two friends, for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has.

Exodus 34:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness,

Exodus 3:1-22 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” ...

Genesis 3:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

37 Bible Verses about God As A Friend

James 2:23 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Hebrews 11:6 ESV / 5 helpful votes

John 15:15 ESV / 5 helpful votes

1 John 1:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Psalm 25:14 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Hebrews 1:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John 17:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Mark 1:35 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Exodus 33:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Exodus 33:1-23 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 John 4:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Hebrews 11:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 5:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Philippians 4:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ephesians 6:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 8:32 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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Romans 4:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 16:26 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 16:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 14:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 14:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 4:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 4:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Luke 23:34 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Luke 5:1-39 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 14:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 6:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 3:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Zechariah 9:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Isaiah 46:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Job 42:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Exodus 34:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Exodus 3:1-22 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 3:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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37 Bible Verses about God As A Friend

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James 2:23 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Hebrews 11:6 ESV / 5 helpful votes

John 15:15 ESV / 5 helpful votes

1 John 1:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Psalm 25:14 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Hebrews 1:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John 17:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Mark 1:35 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Exodus 33:11 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Exodus 33:1-23 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 John 4:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Hebrews 11:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 5:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Philippians 4:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ephesians 6:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 8:32 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 8:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 8:26 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 4:19 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 16:26 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 16:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 14:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 14:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 4:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 4:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 3:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Luke 23:34 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Luke 5:1-39 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 14:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 6:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 3:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Zechariah 9:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Isaiah 46:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Job 42:7 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Exodus 34:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Exodus 3:1-22 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 3:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes