25 Bible Verses about goodbyes

Still another man said, "I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say 'Goodbye' to the homefolks."

But as he bade them goodbye, he promised, "I will come back to you again, if it is God's will." Then he set sail from Ephesus.

With these words he dismissed the assembly.

If anyone continuously comes to see you without bringing this teaching, you must stop welcoming him to your house and stop bidding him good morning,

there we bade one another goodbye, and we went aboard the ship, while they went back.

Finally, brothers, goodbye! Practice the perfecting of your characters, keep listening to my appeals, continue thinking in harmony and living in peace, and the loving, peace-giving God will be with you.

Another of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, let me first go back and bury my father."

There was loud weeping by them all, as they threw their arms around Paul's neck and kept on kissing him with affection,

"Just so, no one of you who does not forsake everything that he has, can be a disciple of mine.

and one of you says to him, "Blessings on you, keep warm, eat until you have aplenty," without giving him the things that are needed for the body, what good does it do?

When we had torn ourselves away from them, we struck a bee line for Cos, and the next day on to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

At that time Peter got up among the brothers (there were about a hundred and twenty present) and said,

After He had told them "Goodbye," He went up the hill to pray.

I had no rest of spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.

"In just a little while you will not see me any longer; and yet, in just a little while after you will see me again."

Now Paul stayed a considerable time longer in Corinth, and then bade the brothers goodbye and set sail for Syria, accompanied by Aquila and Priscilla. At Cenchreae he had his hair cut, for he was under a vow.

to see you again, that I may feel the fullest joy

When the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples and encouraged them. Then he bade them goodbye and started off for Macedonia.

And Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."

Remember us to all your leaders and to all the Christians. The Christians from Italy wish to be remembered to you.

And now I commit you to the Lord, and to the message of His favor, which is able to build you up and to give you your proper possession among all God's consecrated people.

that you abstain from everything that is offered to idols, from tasting blood, from the meat of animals that have been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves free from these things, you will prosper. Good-by."

From Miletus he sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.

Then He answered him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but you go on and continue to spread the good news of the kingdom of God."

But when our time was up, we left there and went on, and all of them with their wives and children accompanied us out of town. There we knelt down on the beach and prayed;