'Away' in the Bible

But he who gives hearing, without doing, is like a man building a house on the earth without a base for it; and when the force of the river came against it, straight away it came down; and the destruction of that house was great.

So Jesus went with them. Now by this time he was not far away from the house, [and] the centurion sent friends, saying to him, "Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy that you should come in under my roof.

And the messengers of John having gone away, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John: 'What have ye gone forth to the wilderness to look on? a reed by the wind shaken?

but the Pharisees, and the lawyers, the counsel of God did put away for themselves, not having been baptized by him.

and, standing behind close to His feet, weeping, began to wet His feet with her tears; and with her hair she wiped the tears away again, while she lovingly kissed His feet and poured the perfume over them.

Then turning towards the woman He said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I came into your house: you gave me no water for my feet; but she has made my feet wet with her tears, and then wiped the tears away with her hair.

And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

But that that fell where the thorns were, these are they who having heard go away and are choked under cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

Therefore take care how you listen. For whoever has, more will be given to him; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”

and he was calling on him, that he may not command them to go away to the abyss,

Now when those who had been taking care of the pigs saw what had happened, they ran away and reported it in the city and in the countryside.

And the whole multitude of the region of the Gadarenes round about asked him to go away from them, because with great fear they were pressed, and he having entered into the boat, did turn back.

Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,

'Turn back to thy house, and tell how great things God did to thee;' and he went away through all the city proclaiming how great things Jesus did to him.

because he had an only daughter about twelve years old, and she was dying. And in his going away, the multitudes were thronging him,

Came after him and put her hand on the edge of his robe, and straight away the flowing of her blood was stopped.

And when the woman saw that she was not able to keep it secret, she came, shaking with fear, and falling down before him she made clear before all the people the reason for her touching him, and how she was made well straight away.

And her spirit came back to her and she got up straight away: and he gave orders that food was to be given to her.

Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that city [to go to another].

And if any people will not take you in, when you go away from that town, put off its dust from your feet for a witness against them.

And they went away, journeying through all the towns, preaching the good news and making people free from diseases in all places.

The apostles came back and told Jesus everything they had done. Then he took them away with him privately to a city called Bethsaida.

And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?

And it happened that as they were going away from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good [for] us to be here. And let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah," not knowing what he was saying.

When the voice had ceased, Jesus was found there alone. And they kept silent, and told no one at that time any of the things which they had seen [concerning the divine manifestation].

And see, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he gives a cry, twisted in pain and streaming at the lips, and when it goes away from him at last, he is marked as from blows.

And he said unto another, 'Be following me;' and he said, 'Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;'

and Jesus said to him, 'Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, and thou, having gone away, publish the reign of God.'

'Go away; lo, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves;

'He who is hearing you, doth hear me; and he who is putting you away, doth put me away; and he who is putting me away, doth put away Him who sent me.'

After careful consideration, Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of bandits. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.

But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

but when the stronger than he, having come upon him, may overcome him, his whole-armour he doth take away in which he had trusted, and his spoils he distributeth;

He who is not with me is against me, and he who will not give me help in getting people together is driving them away.

The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: for they were turned away from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; but now something greater than Jonah is here.

“No one, after lighting a lamp, puts it away in a cellar nor under a basket, but on the lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light.

Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

But the very hairs on your heads are all counted. Away with fear: you are more precious than a multitude of sparrows.'

And he said, This will I do: I will take away my granaries and build greater, and there I will lay up all my produce and my good things;

He also said to the crowds: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, right away you say, ‘A storm is coming,’ and so it does.

for, as thou art going away with thy opponent to the ruler, in the way give diligence to be released from him, lest he may drag thee unto the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and the officer may cast thee into prison;

The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?

But He will say, ‘I tell you, I don’t know you or where you’re from. Get away from Me, all you workers of unrighteousness!’

In that place there will be crying and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves being driven away on the outside.

At that hour some Pharisees came and told Jesus, "Leave and get away from here, because Herod wants to kill you!"

Nevertheless I must travel on today and tomorrow and the day after that—for it cannot be that a prophet would die outside of Jerusalem.

But they kept silent. He took the man, healed him, and sent him away.

And he said to them, Which of you, whose ox or ass has got into a water-hole, will not straight away get him out on the Sabbath?

If he can't, he will send a delegation to ask for terms of peace while the other king is still far away.

It's suitable neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. People throw it away. Let the person who has ears to hear, listen!"

What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is?

And when he gets back to his house, he sends for his neighbours and friends, saying to them, Be glad with me, for I have got back my sheep which had gone away.

I say to you that even so there will be more joy in heaven when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing, than for ninety-nine good men, who have no need of a change of heart.

Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.

And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery.

"So he got up and went to his father. While he was still far away, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, threw his arms around him, and kissed him affectionately.

For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.

But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back.

Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.

And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said, Take your account straight away and put down fifty.

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter in the law to drop out.

Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.

One day the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.

In the afterlife, where he was in constant torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus by his side.

and they shall say to you, Lo, here; or lo, there; ye may not go away, nor follow;

In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.

I say to you, In that night there will be two men sleeping in one bed, and one will be taken away and the other let go.

Two women will be crushing grain together; one will be taken away and the other let go.

But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’

Jesus, however, called for the children and said, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom of God belongs to people like these.

And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.

And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.

As they were listening to this, He went on to tell a parable because He was near Jerusalem, and they thought the kingdom of God was going to appear right away.

So he said, A certain man of high birth went into a far-away country to get a kingdom for himself, and to come back.

“And another came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina. I have kept it hidden away in a cloth

So he said to those standing there, ‘Take the mina away from him and give it to the one who has 10 minas.’

For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.

having said, Go away to the village over-against, in which, entering into, ye shall find a colt bound, on which no one of men did ever sit, having loosed it, bring it;

And those sent, having gone away, found according as he said to them,

Then He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went away for a long time.

And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.

And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

Then again he sent a third; and this one also they wounded and drove away.

Keep away from the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes, and to have words of respect said to them in the market-places, and to take the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;

These [men] who confiscate and devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense [to appear devout] offer long prayers. These [men] will receive the greater [sentence of] condemnation.”

When you hear of wars and rebellions, don’t be alarmed. Indeed, these things must take place first, but the end won’t come right away.”

“But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, turning you over to the synagogues and prisons, and bringing you before kings and governors for My name’s sake.

And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

people fainting from fear and expectation of the [dreadful] things coming on the world; for the [very] powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.

Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put Him to death; for they were afraid of the people [who listened devotedly to His teaching, and who respected His spiritual wisdom].

He went away and discussed with the chief priests and temple police how he could hand Him over to them.

And he came to an agreement to do it, and sought an opportunity to deliver him up to them away from the crowd.

and they, having gone away, found as he hath said to them, and they made ready the passover.

For the Son of Man will go away as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!”

And he went away [and] proceeded, according to [his] custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples also followed him.