18 Bible Verses about Absence
Most Relevant Verses
We are confident indeed, and with pleasure expect to go out from the body, and to dwell within with the Lord:
For though I am absent from you in person, yet I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing and beholding your regular order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.
Ye have heard that I told you, I am going away, though I am coming again to you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I am going to the Father: because my Father is greater than I.
For I am afraid that when I come I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found of you such as ye would not: lest haply there be contentions, jealousies, animosities, quarrels, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
And being so persuaded, I know that I shall stay and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith;
But we, brethren, bereaved of you for a short moment, in person, not in heart, have more abundantly longed to see your face with great desire.
Yet I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I went not away, the Comforter would not come to you; but if I go, I will send him unto you.
For I indeed, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have already, as present, passed judgment on him who hath so done this thing;
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always been obedient, not only during my presence with you, but now much more in my absence, with fear and trembling work out your own salvation.
wherefore also our ambition is, that whether dwelling in the body, or out of the body, we may be acceptable to him.
Only conduct yourselves worthily as becometh the gospel of Christ; that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul wrestling together in the faith of the gospel;
NOW I Paul myself exhort you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who, when present, am indeed lowly among you, but being absent, am bold towards you.
Let such a man be assured of this, that such as we are by word in our letters when absent, such also will we be in deed when we are present.
Topics on Absence
Absence Of Feeling
Ephesians 4:19who insensible to remorse, have delivered themselves over in lasciviousness, to the practice of all impurity, with insatiable avidity.
Absence Of Regret
1 Corinthians 5:1-2IT is generally reported that there is whoredom among you, and such whoredom as is not even named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.
Absence Of Sex
Matthew 1:25and he knew her not, until she had brought forth her son, the first begotten, and he called his name Jesus.
Absence Of Thought
1 Corinthians 14:14For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my mind produces no fruit.
Hope, Results Of Its Absence
2 Corinthians 1:8For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, of the tribulation which came to us in Asia, that above measure we have been burdened beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life:
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