25 Bible Verses about Travel

So he arose and went. And behold an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, who was a high official (a chief treasurer) of Candace, the queen of Ethiopia, who had come to Jerusalem to worship

When they were gone an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying; "Rise! Take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt, and there remain until I bring you word; for Herod intends to make a search for the child, in order to put him to death." So Joseph arose, took the child and his mother, by night, and departed to Egypt.

Go to now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we shall journey to such a city and spend a year there, and trade and make money,"

"But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was, and when he saw him was moved with compassion.

Now his parents were accustomed to go up to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old they went up, as was customary, at the time of the feast After spending the full number of days they started home, but the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem. Joseph and his mother did not know this,read more.
but supposed that he was in the company, and went a days journey. Then they hunted for him among his kinsfolk and acquaintance;

"Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you scour sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is gained, you make him twofold more a son of hell than you are, yourselves.

So he went throughout Galilee, preaching in the synagogues and driving out demons.

From there Jesus and his disciples went to the villages of Caesarea Philippi, and on the way he began to question his disciples saying, "Who do people say I am?"

It happened shortly afterwards that he began to go from town to town and village to village, preaching and telling the good news of the kingdom of God.

Great crowds were along with him, and he turned to them and said:

Philip found himself at Ashdod. Then visiting town after town, he kept preaching the good news in all the cities until he reached Caesarea.

Then those who had been scattered by the trouble that arose over Stephen, traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch; but they preached the word to none except Jews.

They had John Mark as an assistant; and after going through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain Jewish sorcerer and false prophet, named Bar-Jesus,

So the church saw them off on their journey, and they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria. Here they set forth the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers.

After spending some time there, he set out and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, in order, and strengthened all the disciples.

On that same day two of his disciples were walking to Emmaus, a village about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking together about all these events, and as they talked and discussed matter, Jesus himself drew near and began walking beside them.

Was now on his way home, and was reading the Prophet Isaiah as he sat in his chariot. And the Spirit said to Philip, "Go up and join that chariot."

Then he called two centurions to him and said: "Get ready by nine o'clock tonight two hundred infantry to march as far as Caesarea, and also seventy troopers and two hundred spearmen."

In one hour so great riches is made desolate!" And every shipmaster and every one who sails to any port, And sailors, and all seafaring folk,

My journeys have been many; in perils of rivers, in perils of bandits; in perils from my countrymen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness; in perils on the sea, in perils among false brothers;

"A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell among bandits who both stripped him and beat him, and went off leaving him half dead.

But it was not long before a furious wind, called Euroclydon, rushed down from the island; when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and let her drive. Then we ran under the lee of a little island named Claudia, where with great difficulty we were able to secure the ship's boat.read more.
After hauling it aboard, they used ropes to undergird the ship, and since they were fearful lest they should be driven upon the Syrtes, they lowered the gear and lay to. And as we were being terribly battered by the storm, the next day they began to throw the freight overboard, and on the third day with their own hands they threw the ship's tackling overboard. Then when for many days neither sun nor stars were seen, and a great tempest still beat upon us, all hope that we should be saved was now taken away from us. When for a long time they had been without food, Paul stood among them and said: "Men, you ought to have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, and so have spared yourselves this injury and loss. "But now take courage. There will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship, "for last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me and said: "'Fear not, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you the lives of all who are sailing with you.' "So take courage, men! I believe God, I believe that things will turn out exactly as it has been told me. "But we must be cast upon a certain island." It was now the fourteenth night, and we were drifting through the Adriatic Sea when, about midnight, the sailors began to suspect that they were drawing near to some land. So they sounded and found twenty fathoms; and after a little they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms. Then, fearing lest we should run ashore on the rocks, they threw out four anchors from the stern, and longed for day to come. And when the sailors were trying to flee from the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea under pretext of laying anchors from the bow, Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, "Unless these men remain on the ship, you cannot be saved." Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the ship's boat and let her fall off. And while day was dawning, Paul kept urging them all to take some food. "This is the fourteenth day," he said, "that you have been on the watch, fasting, having eaten nothing. "So I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety. For there shall not a hair perish from the head of any one of you." When he had so said and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God before them all, and broke it and began to eat. Then they all cheered up and themselves took food. There were in the ship two hundred and seventy-six souls, all told. After eating a hearty meal, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the wheat overboard. When it was day they tried in vain to recognize the land, but they spied an inlet with a sandy beach, and they began conferring to see whether they could drive the ship into it. They cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, and unloosing at the same time the ropes that tied the rudders, they hoisted the foresail to the breeze, and headed for the beach. But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; the bow struck and remained fixed, but the stern began to break up under the violence of the waves. Now the soldiers were planning to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim off and so escape. But the centurion kept them from their purpose, because he wished to save Paul. He gave orders that those who could swim should first jump overboard and get to land; and that the rest should follow, some on planks and some on other bits of wreckage. And so it came to pass that all escaped safe to the land.

Then they went through Phrygia and Galatia, the Holy Spirit having forbidden them to proclaim the message in Asia. When they got as far as Mysia, they attempted to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit it;