21 Bible Verses about Taking Other People

and brought again all the goods and also his brother Lot, and his goods; the women also and the people.

Jacob answered, and said to Laban, "Because I was afraid, and thought that thou wouldest have taken away thy daughters from me.

And Abraham said of Sara his wife, that she was his sister. Then Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and fetched Sara away.

and slew also Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dina their sister out of Shechem's house, and went their way.

And Lea answered, "Is it not enough, that thou hast taken away my husband, but wouldest take away my son's mandragoras also?" Then said Rachel, "Well, let him sleep with thee this night, for thy son's mandragoras."

They spoil the sucking fatherless children, and put the poor in prison,

And I give unto them eternal life: and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

My father which gave them me, is greater than all men; and no man is able to take them out of my father's hand.

Thus sayeth the LORD God: Behold, I myself will upon the shepherds, and require my sheep from their hands, and make them cease from feeding of my sheep: Yea the shepherds shall feed themselves no more: For I will deliver my sheep out of their mouths, so that they shall not devour them after this.

and then Enoch lived a godly life, and was no more seen - for God took him away.

the children of the Prophets that were at Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, "Knowest thou not how that the LORD will take away thy master from thee this day?" And he said, "I know it too; hold your peace."

And the children of the Prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha and said unto him, "Art thou not aware that the LORD will take away thy master from thee this day?" And he answered, "I know it also; hold your peace."

But God shall deliver my soul from the power of hell, when he receiveth me. Selah.

Then two shall be in the fields: the one shall be received, and the other shall be refused,

two shall be grinding at the mill: the one shall be received, and the other shall be refused.

I tell you, In that night, there shall be two in one bed: that one shall be received, and the other shall be forsaken.

Two shall be also a grinding together: the one shall be received, and the other forsaken."

And they answered, and said to him, "Where Lord?" And he said unto them,

O pluck me not away, neither destroy me with the ungodly and wicked doers, which speak friendly to their neighbours, but imagine mischief in their hearts.

As truly as I live, sayeth the LORD, Though Jechoniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet of my right hand, yet will I pluck him off:

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He compasseth the wise in their craftiness."