16 Bible Verses about Retirement

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Matthew 15:29

Jesus went on from there and passed along by [the eastern shore of] the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on the hillside and was sitting there.

Matthew 17:1

Six days later Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John the brother of James, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

Matthew 20:17

As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve [disciples] aside, and along the way He said to them,

Mark 6:31

He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a little while”—for there were many [people who were continually] coming and going, and they could not even find time to eat.

Mark 7:24

Jesus got up and left there and went to the region of Tyre [and Sidon, the coastal area of Phoenicia]. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know about it; but it was impossible for Him to be hidden [from the public].

Luke 9:10

When the apostles returned, they told Him all that they had done. He took them with Him and He privately withdrew [across the Jordan] to a city called Bethsaida.

Psalm 92:14


[Growing in grace] they will still thrive and bear fruit and prosper in old age;
They will flourish and be vital and fresh [rich in trust and love and contentment];

Isaiah 46:3-4


“Listen to Me,” [says the Lord], “O house of Jacob,
And all the remnant of the house of Israel,
You who have been carried by Me from your birth
And have been carried [in My arms] from the womb,

Even to your old age I am He,
And even to your advanced old age I will carry you!
I have made you, and I will carry you;
Be assured I will carry you and I will save you.

From Thematic Bible


Gardens » Often used for » Retirement

John 18:1

Having said these things, Jesus left with His disciples and went across the ravine of the Kidron. There was a garden there, which He and His disciples entered.

Retirement » From worldly associations, Christ felt the need of

Luke 9:10

When the apostles returned, they told Him all that they had done. He took them with Him and He privately withdrew [across the Jordan] to a city called Bethsaida.

Matthew 15:29

Jesus went on from there and passed along by [the eastern shore of] the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on the hillside and was sitting there.

Matthew 17:1

Six days later Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John the brother of James, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

Matthew 20:17

As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve [disciples] aside, and along the way He said to them,

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