Isa 41:8, Joh 11:11, 15:15, Jam 2:23 | ESV | STEP | But you, Israel , my servant , Jacob , whom I have chosen , the offspring of Abraham , my friend ;

Isaiah 41:8

8 But you, Israel, ^amy servant,
Jacob, ^bwhom I have chosen,
the offspring of Abraham, ^cmy friend;

John 11:11

11 After saying these things, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus ^dhas fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him.”

John 15:15

15 ^eNo longer do I call you servants, ^{▼▼Greek bondservants} for the servant ^{▼▼Greek bondservant; also verse 20} ^hdoes not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for ⁱall that I have heard from my Father ^jI have made known to you.

James 2:23

23 and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, ^k“Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”—and he was called a ^lfriend of God.