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13 Bible Verses About Gratitude for Friends

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  • Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, Philemon and 2 Timothy each open with Paul (with Silvanus and Timothy in 1 Thessalonians) thanking God for the people he is writing to, and each names what he is thankful for.
  • In Philippians 4:14-16 Paul commends the Philippians for sharing his trouble and recalls that they alone partnered with him in giving and receiving when he left Macedonia.
  • Romans 16:4 says Paul and “all the churches of the Gentiles” give thanks for Prisca and Aquila, who risked their necks for his life.
  • Onesiphorus searched Rome for the imprisoned Paul after “all who are in Asia” had turned away (2 Timothy 1:15-17).
  • Colossians 3:15-16 sets the command “be thankful” beside teaching, admonishing and singing with one another.

The Bible’s plainest words of gratitude for friends are in Paul’s letters, several of which open by thanking God for the people he is writing to. Philippians 1:3 is one: “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you.” The same thanks appears at 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3, Philemon 1:4 and 2 Timothy 1:3. Philippians 4:14 commends a church for sharing Paul’s trouble, Romans 16:3-4 thanks Prisca and Aquila by name, and 2 Timothy 1:16-17 remembers Onesiphorus, who came looking…

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Scripture quotations are from the English Standard Version.

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