- his friend:
- "[Art] not¹ thou¹ our God,ª [who] didst drive outª°¹ the inhabitantsª° of this¹ landª beforeª¹ thy peopleª Israel,ª and gavestª° it to the seedª of Abrahamª thy friendª° for ever?ª" {2Ch 20:7} + "O that one might pleadª° for a manª with¹ God,ª as a manª¹ [pleadeth] for his neighbour!ª²" {Job 16:21} + "I¹ [am] the LORD:ª that¹ [is] my name:ª and my gloryª will I not¹ giveª° to another,ª neither my praiseª to graven images.ª" {Isa 42:8} + "He that hathª° the¹ brideª isª° the bridegroom:ª butª the¹ friendª of the¹ bridegroom,ª which² standethª° andª hearethª° him,ª rejoicethª° greatlyª becauseª of the¹ bridegroom'sª voice:ª thisª myª joyª thereforeª is fulfilled.ª°" {Jhn 3:29} + "These thingsª saidª° he:² andª afterª thatª he saithª° unto them,ª Ourª friendª Lazarusª sleepeth;ª° butª I go,ª° thatª I may awake²° him² out of sleep.ª°¹" {Jhn 11:11} + "Yeª areª° myª friends,ª ifª ye doª° whatsoeverª Iª commandª° you.ª ... Henceforth²° I call²° you² notª¹¹ servants;ª forª the¹ servantª knowethª° notª whatª hisª lordª doeth:ª° butª I have calledª° youª friends;ª forª all thingsª thatª I have heardª° ofª myª Fatherª I have made knownª° unto you.ª" {Jhn 15:14-15} + "Andª the¹ scriptureª was fulfilledª° which saith,ªª° Abrahamª believedª° God,ª andª it was imputedª° unto himª forª righteousness:ª andª he was calledª° the Friendª of God.ª" {Jms 2:23}
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