31 Bible Verses about goodbyes

Yet another said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to my family."

but said farewell to them and added, "I will 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 home of a new husband!" Then she kissed them goodbye and they wept loudly.

After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house and do not give him any greeting,

we said farewell to one another. Then we went aboard the ship, and they returned to their own homes.

Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice, set things right, be encouraged, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

He left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, "Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, then I will follow you." Elijah said to him, "Go back! Indeed, what have I done to you?"

Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."

They all began to weep loudly, and hugged Paul and kissed him,

In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.

and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, keep warm and eat well," but you do not give them what the body needs, what good is it?

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

After we tore ourselves away from them, we put out to sea, and sailing a straight course, we came to Cos, on the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said,

After saying good-bye to them, he went to the mountain to pray.

You didn't even allow me to kiss my daughters and my grandchildren good-bye. You have acted foolishly!

I had no relief in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said good-bye to them and set out for Macedonia.

When the servant had left, David got up from beside the mound, knelt with his face to the ground, and bowed three times. Then they kissed each other and they both wept, especially David.

In a little while you will see me no longer; again after a little while, you will see me."

Paul, after staying many more days in Corinth, said farewell to the brothers and sailed away to Syria accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. He had his hair cut off at Cenchrea because he had made a vow.

Early in the morning Laban kissed his grandchildren and his daughters goodbye and blessed them. Then Laban left and returned home.

As I remember your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.

After the disturbance had ended, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them and saying farewell, he left to go to Macedonia.

But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."

Greetings to all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings.

And now I entrust you to God and to the message of his grace. This message is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

that you abstain from meat that has been sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what has been strangled and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from doing these things, you will do well. Farewell.

From Miletus he sent a message to Ephesus, telling the elders of the church to come to him.

But Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God."

When our time was over, we left and went on our way. All of them, with their wives and children, accompanied us outside of the city. After kneeling down on the beach and praying,