'Aloof' in the Bible
Otherwise, if I had dealt treacherously against his life (and there is nothing hidden from the king), then you yourself would have stood aloof.”
“They abhor me and stand aloof from me,And they do not refrain from spitting at my face.
My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague;And my kinsmen stand afar off.
“On the day that you stood aloof,On the day that strangers carried off his wealth,And foreigners entered his gateAnd cast lots for Jerusalem—You too were as one of them.
For prior to the coming of certain men from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he began to withdraw and hold himself aloof, fearing the party of the circumcision.
Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother who leads an unruly life and not according to the tradition which you received from us.
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- Aloof (19 instances)
- Distant (94 instances)