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Adjective philos (friend) in the New Testament
(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)
Matthew
| 11: 19 | the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend (philos) of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds." |
Luke
| 7: 6 | And Jesus went with them, but when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends (philos) to say to him, "Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; |
| 7: 34 | the Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, 'Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend (philos) of tax collectors and sinners!' |
| 11: 5 | And he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend (philos), and you go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend (philos), lend me three loaves of bread; |
| 11: 6 | for a friend (philos) of mine has arrived, and I have nothing to set before him.' |
| 11: 8 | I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend (philos), at least because of his persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs. |
| 12: 4 | "I tell you, my friends (philos), do not fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more. |
| 14: 10 | But when you are invited, go and sit down at the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he may say to you, 'Friend (philos), move up higher'; then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you. |
| 14: 12 | He said also to the one who had invited him, "When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends (philos) or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, in case they may invite you in return, and you would be repaid. |
| 15: 6 | And when he comes home, he calls together his friends (philos) and neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.' |
| 15: 9 | When she has found it, she calls together her friends (philos) and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.' |
| 15: 29 | But he answered his father, 'Listen! For all these years I have been working like a slave for you, and I have never disobeyed your command; yet you have never given me even a young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends (philos). |
| 16: 9 | And I tell you, make friends (philos) for yourselves by means of dishonest wealth so that when it is gone, they may welcome you into the eternal homes. |
| 21: 16 | You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, by relatives and friends (philos); and they will put some of you to death. |
| 23: 12 | That same day Herod and Pilate became friends (philos) with each other; before this they had been enemies. |
John
| 3: 29 | He who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend (philos) of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. For this reason my joy has been fulfilled. |
| 11: 11 | After saying this, he told them, "Our friend (philos) Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to awaken him." |
| 15: 13 | No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends (philos). |
| 15: 14 | You are my friends (philos) if you do what I command you. |
| 15: 15 | I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends (philos), because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. |
| 19: 12 | From then on Pilate tried to release him, but the Jews cried out, "If you release this man, you are no friend (philos) of the emperor. Everyone who claims to be a king sets himself against the emperor." |
Acts
| 10: 24 | The following day they came to Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends (philos). |
| 19: 31 | even some officials of the province of Asia, who were friends (philos) to him, sent him a message urging him not to venture into the theater. |
| 27: 3 | The next day we put in at Sidon; and Julius treated Paul kindly, and allowed him to go to his friends (philos) to be cared for. |
3 John
| 1: 15 | Peace to you. The friends (philos) send you their greetings. Greet the friends (philos) there, each by name. |
James
| 2: 23 | Thus the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness," and he was called the friend (philos) of God. |
| 4: 4 | Adulterers! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend (philos) of the world becomes an enemy of God. |
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