16 Bible Verses about Retirement
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and having let away the multitudes, he went up to the mountain by himself to pray, and evening having come, he was there alone,
And Jesus having passed thence, came nigh unto the sea of Galilee, and having gone up to the mountain, he was sitting there,
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John his brother, and doth bring them up to a high mount by themselves,
And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples by themselves in the way, and said to them,
and he said to them, 'Come ye yourselves apart to a desert place, and rest a little,' for those coming and those going were many, and not even to eat had they opportunity,
And from thence having risen, he went away to the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and having entered into the house, he wished none to know, and he was not able to be hid,
And the apostles having turned back, declared to him how great things they did, and having taken them, he withdrew by himself to a desert place of a city called Bethsaida,
And he was withdrawn from them, as it were a stone's cast, and having fallen on the knees he was praying,
Sons' sons are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons are their fathers.
For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you -- an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.
Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.
Cast me not off at the time of old age, According to the consumption of my power forsake me not.
Even to old age I am He, and to grey hairs I carry, I made, and I bear, yea, I carry and deliver.
Hearken unto Me, O house of Jacob, And all the remnant of Israel, Who are borne from the belly, Who are carried from the womb, Even to old age I am He, and to grey hairs I carry, I made, and I bear, yea, I carry and deliver.
From Thematic Bible
Gardens » Often used for » Retirement
These things having said, Jesus went forth with his disciples beyond the brook of Kedron, where was a garden, into which he entered, himself and his disciples,
Retirement » From worldly associations, Christ felt the need of
And the apostles having turned back, declared to him how great things they did, and having taken them, he withdrew by himself to a desert place of a city called Bethsaida,
and having let away the multitudes, he went up to the mountain by himself to pray, and evening having come, he was there alone,
And Jesus having passed thence, came nigh unto the sea of Galilee, and having gone up to the mountain, he was sitting there,
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John his brother, and doth bring them up to a high mount by themselves,
And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples by themselves in the way, and said to them,
