Bible Cross References
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 18:24
Some friendships do not last, but some friends are more loyal than brothers.
Proverbs 19:7
Even the relatives of a poor person have no use for him; no wonder he has no friends. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot win any.
Ruth 1:16
But Ruth answered, "Don't ask me to leave you! Let me go with you. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.
1 Samuel 18:3
Jonathan swore eternal friendship with David because of his deep affection for him.
1 Samuel 19:2
and so he told him, "My father is trying to kill you. Please be careful tomorrow morning; hide in some secret place and stay there.
1 Samuel 20:17
Once again Jonathan made David promise to love him, for Jonathan loved David as much as he loved himself.
1 Samuel 23:16
Jonathan went to him there and encouraged him with assurances of God's protection,
2 Samuel 1:26
"I grieve for you, my brother Jonathan; how dear you were to me! How wonderful was your love for me, better even than the love of women.
2 Samuel 9:1-13
1
One day David asked, "Is there anyone left of Saul's family? If there is, I would like to show him kindness for Jonathan's sake."
2
There was a servant of Saul's family named Ziba, and he was told to go to David. "Are you Ziba?" the king asked. "At your service, sir," he answered.
3
The king asked him, "Is there anyone left of Saul's family to whom I can show loyalty and kindness, as I promised God I would?" Ziba answered, "There is still one of Jonathan's sons. He is crippled."
4
"Where is he?" the king asked. "At the home of Machir son of Ammiel in Lodebar," Ziba answered.
5
So King David sent for him.
6
When Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul, arrived, he bowed down before David in respect. David said, "Mephibosheth," and he answered, "At your service, sir."
7
"Don't be afraid," David replied. "I will be kind to you for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will give you back all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always be welcome at my table."
8
Mephibosheth bowed again and said, "I am no better than a dead dog, sir! Why should you be so good to me?"
9
Then the king called Ziba, Saul's servant, and said, "I am giving Mephibosheth, your master's grandson, everything that belonged to Saul and his family.
10
You, your sons, and your servants will farm the land for your master Saul's family and bring in the harvest, to provide food for them. But Mephibosheth himself will always be a guest at my table." (Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.)
11
Ziba answered, "I will do everything Your Majesty commands." So Mephibosheth ate at the king's table, just like one of the king's sons.
12
Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica. All the members of Ziba's family became servants of Mephibosheth.
13
So Mephibosheth, who was crippled in both feet, lived in Jerusalem, eating all his meals at the king's table.
Esther 4:14
If you keep quiet at a time like this, help will come from heaven to the Jews, and they will be saved, but you will die and your father's family will come to an end. Yet who knows---maybe it was for a time like this that you were made queen!"
John 15:13
The greatest love you can have for your friends is to give your life for them.
John 15:14
And you are my friends if you do what I command you.
Hebrews 2:11
He purifies people from their sins, and both he and those who are made pure all have the same Father. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them his family.