19 Bible Verses about distance

There were also women, beholding from afar, among whom was Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the less, and of Joses, and Salome:

(Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off.)

Then took they him, and led him, and brought him to the high-priest's house.

But seeing Jesus afar off, he ran and worshiped him, And crying with a loud voice,

And the wine-press was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the wine-press, even to the horses bridles, one thousand six hundred furlongs.

And the publican standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

And he arose and came to his father: But while he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and his bowels yearned, and he ran, and fell on his neck and kissed him.

And many women were there, beholding afar off, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.

Art thou come hither to torment us before the time? And there was afar off from them an herd of many swine feeding.

And seeing a fig-tree afar off, having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and coming to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not a season of figs.

All these died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and embraced them, and confest that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.

For though I am absent from you in the flesh, yet I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to behold your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

And every ship-master, and all the company belonging to ships, and sailors, and all who trade by sea,

And in hell lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he seeth Abraham afar off and Lazarus in his bosom.

But Peter followed him afar off to the high priest's palace, and going in, sat with the officers, to see the end.

The merchants of these things who became rich by her, shall stand afar off, for fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, Saying, alas, alas!