26 Bible Verses about Leaving
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at sight of this, Simon Peter fell on his knees before Jesus, and said, Lord, withdraw from such a sinful man as I:
whereupon the city went in a body to meet Jesus, and when they saw him they desir'd him to withdraw out of their country.
but instead of showing any regard, they went their ways, one to his farm, another to his traffick.
on hearing this, they were filled with admiration, and so leaving him, they went their way.
As Jesus was going from the temple, his disciples came and desired him to take a view of the buildings.
When it was day, he retired into a desart place, where the people searching for him, found him out, and as they earnestly press'd him not to leave them,
but they who heard that, being convicted by their own conscience, they all went old and young one after another, so that Jesus was left alone with the woman, who still kept her place.
Jesus therefore repeated what he had said, "I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your incredulity, so that whither I go, ye cannot come."
ye have heard me say, "I am going away, and shall come again unto you." if ye loved me, ye would rejoice at my going to the father: for the father is greater than I.
nevertheless, I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I go away: for if I do not go away, the advocate will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him to you.
I was sent by the father, and am come into the world: but now I leave the world, and am going to my father.
then said Mary, "behold the servant of the Lord, be it unto me according to thy word." upon which the angel disappeared.
As soon as the angels retired back to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, let us go to Bethlehem, to see the fact, of which the Lord inform'd us.
when they had pass'd the first and second guard, they came to the iron-gate that leads to the city, which open'd to them of itself: so they went out and pass'd together thro' one street: when all of a sudden the angel quitted Peter. Then coming to himself; now,
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Leaving Egypt
Acts 7:7and the nation to whom they shall be in bondage, will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place."
Leaving God's Presence
2 Corinthians 5:6therefore being always certainly assur'd that whilst I sojourn in this body, I am absent from the Lord,
Leaving Parents For Spouse
Ephesians 5:31the scripture says, "for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and they two shall be as one."
Leaving People Alone
Matthew 24:40of two persons, who shall be then in the field, one shall be taken, and the other left.
Leaving The Past Behind
2 Corinthians 5:17therefore, if any man be a christian, he is in a new creation: the old state of things is chang'd to one entirely new.