26 Bible Verses about Leaving

When Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at the knees of Jesus, and exclaimed, "Master, leave my boat, for I am a sinful man."

So at once the whole population came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they besought Him to leave their country.

Then they began entreating Him to depart from their district.

Accordingly they came and apologized to them; and, bringing them out, asked them to leave the city.

So He laid His hands upon them and went away.

"They however gave no heed, but went, one to his home in the country, another to his business;

They heard this, and were astonished; then left Him, and went their way.

Jesus had left the Temple and was going on His way, when His disciples came and called His attention to the Temple buildings.

So the Devil, having fully tried every kind of temptation on Him, left Him for a time.

Next morning, at daybreak, He left the town and went away to a solitary place; but the people flocked out to find Him, and, coming to the place where He was, they endeavoured to detain Him that He might not leave them.

for His disciples were gone to the town to buy provisions.

Jesus therefore appealed to the Twelve. "Will you go also?" He asked.

They listened to Him, and then, beginning with the eldest, took their departure, one by one, till all were gone. And Jesus was left behind alone--and the woman in the centre of the court.

Again He said to them, "I am going away. Then you will try to find me, but you will die in your sins. Where I am going, it is impossible for you to come."

"You heard me say to you, 'I am going away, and yet I am coming to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced because I am going to the Father; for the Father is greater than I am.

"Yet it is the truth that I am telling you--it is to your advantage that I go away. For unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

I came from the Father and have come into the world. Again I am leaving the world and am going to the Father."

"I am the Lord's maidservant," Mary replied; "may it be with me in accordance with your words!" And then the angel left her.

Then, as soon as the angels had left them and returned to Heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go over as far as Bethlehem and see this that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

And passing through the first ward and the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. This opened to them of itself; and, going out, they passed on through one of the streets, and then suddenly the angel left him.

So Paul went away from them.