Bible verses about "companionship" | EJ2000

¹³ ¶ And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was about sixty furlongs from Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And they talked together of all these things which had happened. ¹⁵ And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near and went together with them. ¹⁶ But their eyes were held fast that they should not know him. ¹⁷ And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another as ye walk and are sad? ¹⁸ And one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days? ¹⁹ Then he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, ²⁰ and how the princes of the priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death and crucified him. ²¹ But we were hoping that it was he who should redeem Israel, and beside all this, today is the third day since these things were done. ²² Although also certain women of our company made us astonished, who before daybreak were at the sepulchre; ²³ and when they did not find his body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. ²⁴ And certain of those who were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said; but they did not see him. ²⁵ Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken; ²⁶ ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter (like this) into his glory? ²⁷ And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded this unto them in all the scriptures concerning himself. ²⁸ And they drew near unto the village where they went, and he made as though he would have gone further. ²⁹ But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them. ³⁰ And it came to pass as he sat at the table with them, he took bread and blessed it and broke and gave to them. ³¹ And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. ³² And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us while he talked with us in the way and while he opened to us the scriptures? ³³ And they rose up the same hour and returned to Jerusalem and found the eleven gathered together and those that were with them, ³⁴ saying, The Lord is risen indeed and has appeared to Simon. ³⁵ And they told what things were done in the way and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.

¹⁵ But if the unbelieving spouse separates, let them separate. The brother or the sister is not under slavery in such cases, but God has called us to peace.

²² Having purified your souls in the obedience of the truth, by the Spirit, in unfeigned brotherly love, love one another with a pure heart fervently,

¹ ¶ I AM the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. ² Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he shall take away; and every one that bears fruit, he shall purge that they may bring forth more fruit. ³ Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. ⁴ Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abides in the vine, no more can ye, except ye abide in me. ⁵ I AM the vine, ye are the branches: he that abides in me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing. ⁶ He who does not abide in me shall be cast forth as an unsound branch and shall wither, and they are gathered and cast into the fire and are burned.

⁴ Let marriage be honourable in all and the bed undefiled; but the fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

²² ¶ Whosoever found a wife found a good thing and has attained the favour of the LORD.

²⁴ Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one flesh.

⁹ Two are better than one because they have a better reward for their labour. ¹⁰ For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falls, for he has not another to help him up. ¹¹ Again, if two sleep together, then they have heat, but how can one be warm alone? ¹² And if one prevails against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

¹⁸ ¶ And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.