43 Bible Verses about distance

If the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it, because the place is too far from the which the LORD thy God hath chosen to set his name there - for the LORD thy God hath blessed thee -

So yet that there be a space between you and it, about a two thousand cubits by measure. And come not nigh unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not gone by it in times past."

Thou shalt see the land before thee, but shall not go thither unto the land which I give the children of Israel."

There were also women a good way off beholding him: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the little and of Joseph, and Mary Salome:

Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off;

Then took they him, and led him, and brought him to the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.

When he had spied Jesus afar off, he ran, and worshipped him,

The third day Abraham lift up his eyes and saw the place afar off,

And the people stood afar off, and Moses went into the thick cloud where God was.

then make it in money and take the money in thine hand, and go unto the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen,

and the wine-vat was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the fat, even unto the horse bridles by the space of a a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

And the publican stood afar off, and would not lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote his breast, saying, 'God be merciful to me, a sinner.'

Look how wide the east is from the west, so far hath he set our sins from us.

And he arose, and went to his father. And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran unto him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

For look how high the heaven is in comparison of the earth; so great is his mercy also toward them that fear him.

And many women were there, beholding him afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him.

And there was, a good way off from them, a great herd of swine feeding.

My lovers and friends stand looking upon my trouble, and my kinsmen are gone afar off.

and he spied a fig tree afar off, having leaves, and went to see whether he might find anything thereon: but when he came thereto, he found nothing but leaves. For the time of figs was not yet.

His eyes shall see the king in his glory, and in the wide world;

And when they saw him afar off before he came at them, they took counsel against him, for to slay him,

For the goodman is not at home, he is gone far off.

Am I then God that seeth but the thing, which is nigh at hand, and not that is afar off? sayeth the LORD.

And they all died in faith, and received not the promises: but saw them afar off, and believed them, and saluted them: and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I present with you in the spirit, joying and beholding the order that ye keep, and your steadfast faith in Christ.

yea, wonder at him, and yet they see him but afar off.

Then David went over to the other side and stood on the top of a hill afar off - a great space being between them -

And he said unto Moses, "Come unto the LORD: both thou and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel, and worship afar off."

so that the noise gave a great sound, insomuch that the people could not know the joyful sound for the noise of the weeping among the people: for the people shouted with a loud cry, so that the noise was heard afar off.

And fifty men of the sons of the Prophets went and stood in sight afar off, as they two stood by Jordan.

for at one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every ship governor, and all they that occupied ships, and shipmen which work in the sea, stood afar off;

yet rusheth he in fearlessly, and beateth upon the ground. He feareth not the noise of the trumpets,

And Moses took the tabernacle and pitched it without the host, afar off from the host, and called it the tabernacle of witness. And all that would ask any question of the LORD, went out unto the tabernacle of witness which was without the host.

And being in hell, in torments, he lift up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom;

Thus shall it have eighteen thousand measures round about. And from that time forth, the name of the city shall be, 'The LORD is there.'"

Turn not aside, neither to the righthand nor to the left; but withhold thy foot from evil.

And all the people saw the thunder and the lightning and the noise of the horn, and how the mountain smoked.

and went and sat her out of sight a great way; as it were a bowshot off. For she said, "I will not see the lad die." And she sat down out of sight, and lift up her voice and wept.

And Peter followed him afar off, unto the high priest's place: and went in, and sat with the servants to see the end.

The merchants of these things which were waxed rich, shall stand afar off from her, for fear of the punishment of her, weeping and wailing,