…because Jesus is a friend of believers! – John 15:15

Luke 9:26 states: – “Whoever is ashamed of me and my words …..”
Mark 8:38 states: – “If anyone is ashamed of me and my words …
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Peter, after all, was so ashamed of Jesus that he denied the Lord before others,
but Jesus forgave Peter when he repented! – (Luke 22:31–32)!
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