20 Bible Verses about People Abandoning People

And he said, for this reason shall a man forsake father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

and said, For this cause shall a man forsake father and mother, and shall adhere to his wife;

For this reason shall a man forsake his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and the two shall be as one flesh.

But all this is come to pass, that the scriptures of the prophets should be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.

Then they all deserting him, fled.

But the hireling, and he that is not the shepherd, whose own property the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth; and the wolf seizes upon them, and disperseth the sheep.

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor attend to your discourses, go out of that house, or city, and shake off the dust of your feet.

And as many as shall not receive you, neither hearken to you, when ye go from thence, shake off the dust from beneath your feet, for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

And whosoever shall not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the dust from your feet, for a testimony against them.

Even the dust of your city, which sticks to us, we shake off against you: nevertheless this know, that the kingdom of God is come near to you.

But they, shaking off the dust of their feet against them, came to Iconium.

But as they continued opposing and blaspheming, he shook his garments, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am pure from it: from this moment will I go to the Gentiles.

So when they began raising a vast clamour, and stripping off their garments, and casting dust into the air,

Knowest thou this, that all those of Asia have deserted me? among whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.

At my first apology no man stood by me, but all forsook me: (may it not be imputed to them!)

Hereupon sailing from Paphos, they who were about Paul came to Perga in Pamphylia: but John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.

But Paul did not think him a fit person to take with them, who had withdrawn from them from Pamphylia, and no longer went with them to the service.

for Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is gone unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia; Titus to Dalmatia.

WHEREFORE when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone:

Then the devil leaveth him, and lo! angels came and ministered unto him.