"A manª [that hath] friendsª must shew himself friendly:ª° and there isª a friendª° [that] sticketh closerª than a brother.ª¹" {Prv 18:24} + "All¹ the brethrenª of the poorª° do hateª° him: how much more¹¹ do his friendsª go farª° from¹ him? he pursuethª° [them with] words,ª [yet] they¹ [are] wanting¹ [to him]." {Prv 19:7} + "And Ruthª said,ª° Intreatª° me not¹ to leaveª° thee, [or] to returnª° from following afterª¹ thee: for¹ whither¹¹ thou goest,²°¹ I will go;²°¹ and where¹ thou lodgest,ª° I will lodge:ª° thy peopleª [shall be] my people,ª and thy Godª my God:ª" {Rth 1:16} + "Then Jonathanª and Davidª madeª° a covenant,ª because he loved²¹ him as his own soul.ª" {1Sm 18:3} + "But Jonathanª Saul'sª sonª delightedª° muchª in David:ª and Jonathanª toldª° David,ª saying,ª° Saulª my fatherª seekethª° to killª° thee: now¹ therefore, I pray thee,¹ take heed²° to thyself¹ until the morning,ª and abideª° in a secretª [place], and hide²° thyself:¹" {1Sm 19:2} + "And Jonathanª caused¹ Davidª to swearª° again,ª° because he lovedª him: for¹ he lovedª° him as he lovedª his own soul.ª" {1Sm 20:17} + "And Jonathanª Saul'sª sonª arose,ª° and went²°¹ to¹ Davidª into the wood,ª and strengthenedª°¹ his handª in God.ª" {1Sm 23:16} + "I am distressedª° for¹ thee, my brotherª Jonathan:ª veryª pleasantª° hast thou been unto me: thy loveª to me was wonderful,ª° passing the loveª¹ of women.ª" {2Sm 1:26} + "And Davidª said,ª° Is there¹ yet²¹ any¹ that is leftª° of the houseª of Saul,ª that I may shewª°¹ him kindnessª for Jonathan's²¹ sake?¹ ... So Mephiboshethª dweltª° in Jerusalem:ª for¹ he¹ did eatª° continuallyª at¹ the king'sª table;ª and was lameª on bothª his feet.ª" {2Sm 9:1-13} + "For¹ if¹ thou altogether²° holdest thy peaceª° at this¹ time,ª [then] shall there enlargementª and deliveranceª ariseª° to the Jewsª from another² place;ª¹¹ but thou¹ and thy father'sª houseª shall be destroyed:ª° and who¹ knowethª° whether¹ thou art comeª° to the kingdomª for [such] a timeª as this?¹" {Est 4:14} + "Greaterª° loveª hathª° no manª than² this,ª thatª a manª lay downª° his²¹ lifeª forª his²¹ friends.ª ... Yeª areª° myª friends,ª ifª ye doª° whatsoeverª Iª commandª° you.ª" {Jhn 15:13-14} + "Forª bothª he that sanctifiethª° andª they who are sanctifiedª° [are] allª ofª one:ª forª whichª causeª he is²° notª ashamedª° to callª° themª brethren,ª" {Hbr 2:11} |
