The best Bible verses for friendship (MSG) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for friendship (MSG), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"My dear friends, this is now the second time I've written to you, both letters reminders to hold your minds in a state of undistracted attention."2 Peter 3:1
"My dear friends, this is now the second time I've written to you, both letters reminders to hold your minds in a state of undistracted attention."2 Peter 3:1
"Don't overlook the obvious here, friends. With God, one day is as good as a thousand years, a thousand years as a day."2 Peter 3:8
"So, my dear friends, since this is what you have to look forward to, do your very best to be found living at your best, in purity and peace."2 Peter 3:14
"But you, friends, are well-warned. Be on guard lest you lose your footing and get swept off your feet by these lawless and loose-talking teachers."2 Peter 3:17
"I'm sure that won't happen to you, friends. I have better things in mind for you—salvation things!"Hebrews 6:9
"You're cheating on God. If all you want is your own way, flirting with the world every chance you get, you end up enemies of God and his way."James 4:4
""Be wary of even longtime neighbors. Don't even trust your grandmother! Brother schemes against brother, like old cheating Jacob. Friend against friend spreads malicious gossip."Jeremiah 9:4
"" 'And you, Pashur, you and everyone in your family will be taken prisoner into exile—that's right, exile in Babylon. You'll die and be buried there, you and all your cronies to whom you preached your lies.' ""Jeremiah 20:6
"Jesus spoke to them: "Good morning! Did you catch anything for breakfast?" They answered, "No.""John 21:5
"She cries herself to sleep each night, tears soaking her pillow. No one's left among her lovers to sit and hold her hand. Her friends have all dumped her."Lamentations 1:2
"Thinking he was somewhere in the company of pilgrims, they journeyed for a whole day and then began looking for him among relatives and neighbors."Luke 2:44
"Jesus went with them. When he was still quite far from the house, the captain sent friends to tell him, "Master, you don't have to go to all this trouble. I'm not that good a person, you know. I'd be embarrassed for you to come to my house,"Luke 7:6
""I'm speaking to you as dear friends. Don't be bluffed into silence or insincerity by the threats of religious bullies. True, they can kill you, but then what can they do? There's nothing they can do to your soul, your core being."Luke 12:4
"The son said, 'Look how many years I've stayed here serving you, never giving you one moment of grief, but have you ever thrown a party for me and my friends?"Luke 15:29
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for friendship (MSG) are 2 Peter 3:1, 2 Peter 3:8, 2 Peter 3:14. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to friendship (MSG) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for friendship (MSG), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.