'Away' in the Bible

For some have already wandered away to follow Satan.

But you, as a person dedicated to God, keep away from all that. Instead pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.

However, God's solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and "Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from evil."

But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with others who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

And they will turn away from hearing the truth, but on the other hand they will turn aside to myths.

Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But now he has appeared once for all at the consummation of the ages to put away sin by his sacrifice.

For the blood of bulls and goats cannot take away sins.

then he says, "Here I am: I have come to do your will." He does away with the first to establish the second.

And every priest stands day after day serving and offering the same sacrifices again and again -- sacrifices that can never take away sins.

So do not throw away your confidence, because it has great reward.

Do not be carried away by all sorts of strange teachings. For it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not ritual meals, which have never benefited those who participated in them.

But the rich person's pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow.

For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.

So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.

Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold -- gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away -- and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul,

And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

Then when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that never fades away.

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes, the heavens will disappear with a horrific noise, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze, and the earth and every deed done on it will be laid bare.

Since all these things are to melt away in this manner, what sort of people must we be, conducting our lives in holiness and godliness,

while waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God? Because of this day, the heavens will be burned up and dissolve, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze!

On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.

And the world is passing away with all its desires, but the person who does the will of God remains forever.

And now, little children, remain in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink away from him in shame when he comes back.

And you know that Jesus was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.

But I hope to see you right away, and we will speak face to face. Peace be with you. The friends here greet you. Greet the friends there by name.

I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have so that no one can take away your crown.

because the Lamb in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

Now the dragon's tail swept away a third of the stars in heaven and hurled them to the earth. Then the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child as soon as it was born.

But the woman was given the two wings of a giant eagle so that she could fly out into the wilderness, to the place God prepared for her, where she is taken care of -- away from the presence of the serpent -- for a time, times, and half a time.

Then the serpent spouted water like a river out of his mouth after the woman in an attempt to sweep her away by a flood,

So the dragon became enraged at the woman and went away to make war on the rest of her children, those who keep God's commandments and hold to the testimony about Jesus. And the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore.

Every island fled away and no mountains could be found.

So he carried me away in the Spirit to a wilderness, and there I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will not exist any more -- or mourning, or crying, or pain, for the former things have ceased to exist."

So he took me away in the Spirit to a huge, majestic mountain and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.

And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city that are described in this book.