31 Bible Verses about goodbyes

Another also said, “I will follow You, Lord, but first let me go and say good-bye to those at my house.”

but he said good-bye and stated, “I’ll come back to you again, if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.

May the Lord enable each of you to find security in the house of your new husband.” She kissed them, and they wept loudly.

After saying this, he dismissed the assembly.

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home, and don’t say, “Welcome,” to him;

we said good-bye to one another. Then we boarded the ship, and they returned home.

Finally, brothers, rejoice. Become mature, be encouraged, be of the same mind, be at peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

Elisha left the oxen, ran to follow Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother, and then I will follow you.”

“Go on back,” he replied, “for what have I done to you?”

“Lord,” another of His disciples said, “first let me go bury my father.”

There was a great deal of weeping by everyone. They embraced Paul and kissed him,

In the same way, therefore, every one of you who does not say good-bye to all his possessions cannot be My disciple.

and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well,” but you don’t give them what the body needs, what good is it?

Again they wept loudly, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.

After we tore ourselves away from them and set sail, we came by a direct route to Cos, the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

During these days Peter stood up among the brothers—the number of people who were together was about 120—and said:

After He said good-bye to them, He went away to the mountain to pray.

but you didn’t even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters. You have acted foolishly.

I had no rest in my spirit because I did not find my brother Titus, but I said good-bye to them and left for Macedonia.

When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone Ezel, fell with his face to the ground, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept with each other, though David wept more.

“A little while and you will no longer see Me; again a little while and you will see Me.”

So Paul, having stayed on for many days, said good-bye to the brothers and sailed away to Syria. Priscilla and Aquila were with him. He shaved his head at Cenchreae because he had taken a vow.

Laban got up early in the morning, kissed his grandchildren and daughters, and blessed them. Then Laban left to return home.

Remembering your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy,

After the uproar was over, Paul sent for the disciples, encouraged them, and after saying good-bye, departed to go to Macedonia.

But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those who are from Italy greet you.

“And now I commit you to God and to the message of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.

that you abstain from food offered to idols, from blood, from eating anything that has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. You will do well if you keep yourselves from these things.

Farewell.

Now from Miletus, he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church.

But He told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and spread the news of the kingdom of God.”

When our days there were over, we left to continue our journey, while all of them, with their wives and children, escorted us out of the city. After kneeling down on the beach to pray,