20 Bible Verses about People Abandoning People

and said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two shall be one'?

For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cling to his wife,

"For this reason a man is to leave his father and his mother and be united to his wife, and the two shall be as one."

But all this has taken place in order that the writings of the Prophets may be fulfilled." At this point the disciples all left Him and fled.

Then His friends all forsook Him and fled.

The hired servant--one who is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep--no sooner sees the wolf coming than he leaves the sheep and runs away; and the wolf worries and scatters them.

And whoever refuses to receive you or even to listen to your Message, as you leave that house or town, shake off the very dust from your feet.

But wherever they will not receive you or listen to you, when you leave shake off the very dust from under your feet to bear witness concerning them."

Wherever they refuse to receive you, as you leave that town shake off the very dust from your feet as a protest against them."

"'The very dust of your town that hangs about us we wipe off as a protest. Only be sure of this, that the Kingdom of God is close at hand.'

But they shook off the dust from their feet as a protest against them and came to Iconium;

But upon their opposing him with abusive language, he shook his clothes by way of protest, and said to them, "Your ruin will be upon your own heads. I am not responsible: in future I will go among the Gentiles."

And when they continued their furious shouts, throwing their clothes into the air and flinging dust about,

Of this you are aware, that all the Christians in Roman Asia have deserted me: and among them Phygelus and Hermogenes.

At my first defence I had no one at my side, but all deserted me. May it not be laid to their charge.

From Paphos, Paul and his party put out to sea and sailed to Perga in Pamphylia. John, however, left them and returned to Jerusalem.

while Paul deemed it undesirable to have as their companion one who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone on with them to the work.

For Demas has deserted me--loving, as he does, the present age--and has gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.

So when we could endure it no longer, we decided to remain behind in Athens alone;

Thereupon the Devil left Him, and angels at once came and ministered to Him.