Bible Verses about โbeing friends with non christiansโ
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.
โDon't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.โ
โDon't be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?โ
โDon't be deceived! "Evil companionships corrupt good morals."โ
โHe said to them, "Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation.โ
โbecause the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God's law, neither indeed can it be.โ
โLet your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.โ
โHe who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.โ
โYou adulterers and adulteresses, don't you know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.โ
โwho desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.โ
โBut as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner. Don't even eat with such a person.โ
โSo then, as we have opportunity, let's do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.โ
โWalk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.โ
โIf anyone comes to you, and doesn't bring this teaching, don't receive him into your house, and don't welcome him,โ
โfor he who welcomes him participates in his evil works.โ
โContinue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;โ
โ"He who is not with me is against me, and he who doesn't gather with me, scatters.โ
โOr do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously"?โ
โFor what have I to do with also judging those who are outside? Don't you judge those who are within?โ
โBut those who are outside, God judges. "Put away the wicked man from among yourselves."โ
โI wrote to you in my letter to have no company with sexual sinners;โ
โyet not at all meaning with the sexual sinners of this world, or with the covetous and extortioners, or with idolaters; for then you would have to leave the world.โ
โNevertheless, if you warn the wicked of his way to turn from it, and he doesn't turn from his way; he shall die in his iniquity, but you have delivered your soul.โ
โI have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."โ
โpraying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;โ
โthat I may reveal it as I ought to speak.โ
