Bible Verses about “being friends with non christians”
The Bible contains 25 verses about being friends with non christians across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?”
“Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.”
“And he said unto them, ‹Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.›”
“Because the carnal mind [is] enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.”
“Let your speech [be] alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.”
“‹He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.›”
“Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.”
“Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.”
“But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.”
“As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all [men], especially unto them who are of the household of faith.”
“¶ Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.”
“¶ If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into [your] house, neither bid him God speed:”
“For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.”
“¶ Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;”
“‹He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.›”
“Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?”
“For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?”
“But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.”
“¶ I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:”
“Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.”
“Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.”
“‹I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.›”
“Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:”
“That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.”