8 Bible Verses about Retirement

After He had dismissed the crowds, He went up the hill alone to pray. And after the evening came on, He was there alone,

Then Jesus left there and went to the shore of the sea of Galilee. Then He went up the hill and kept sitting there,

Six days after this, Jesus took Peter and James and his brother John, and led them up on a high mountain, by themselves.

And as Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside, and said to them while on the road,

And He said to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and rest a little while." For there was an endless stream of people coming and going, and they had no time even to eat.

Then He left there and went into the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon. He went into a house and wanted no one to know that He was there. But He could not escape public notice.

Now the apostles returned and told Jesus all that they had done. Then He took them and privately retired to a town called Bethsaida.

And He Himself withdrew about a stone's throw from them, and after kneeling down He continued to pray,