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Nave Topical Bible
• Friends
Thompson Chain Reference
• Sinners' Friend, the
• Friends of Christ
• Friends
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Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
• Friends, False
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• Friend
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Friend, Friendship
Charles Buck Dictionary
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• Temptations: From Friends to Be Watchfully Resisted
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Friend, Friendship
• Friend of the King
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Friends Friendship
• Bride, Bride-Chamber, Bridegroom, Bridegroom's Friend
Dictionary of Early Christian Biography
• Stagirus, Friend of Chrysostom
• Nebridius, a Friend of Saint Augustine
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King James Dictionary
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
• Friend
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• Friend
• Friend
Webster Dictionary
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Friend
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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Next Friend
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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• Friend; Friendship
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
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• Friends of Light
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• Friends of God
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• Bridegroom and Bridegroom's Friends
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Abraham is signally honored in being called "the friend of God," Isaiah 41:8 James 2:23 . Christ granted a similar honor and blessing to his disciples, John 15:15 . It is a different word, however, in Greek, by which he addressed Judas, Matthew 26:50; the word there translated friend, means simply companion, and appears to have been used as a conversational term not implying friendship. The same word occurs in Matthew 20:13 22:12 .