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In the context of the Bible, the concept of "leave" can be understood in various ways, including physical departure, relational separation, and spiritual abandonment. The term is often associated with significant transitions, decisions, and divine instructions.

Physical Departure

One of the earliest mentions of "leave" in the Bible is found in the context of marriage. Genesis 2:24 states, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh." This passage underscores the importance of leaving one's family of origin to establish a new, independent family unit. The act of leaving here is not merely physical but also involves a shift in loyalty and priority.

In the New Testament, Jesus speaks of leaving in the context of discipleship. In Matthew 19:29, He says, "And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for My sake will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life." This highlights the sacrificial nature of following Christ, where leaving behind earthly ties and possessions is sometimes necessary for the sake of the Kingdom.

Relational Separation

The Bible also addresses the concept of leaving in terms of relational separation. In the Old Testament, the Israelites are repeatedly warned against leaving the Lord to follow other gods. For instance, in Deuteronomy 31:16, God tells Moses, "You are about to rest with your fathers, and this people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them." Here, leaving is synonymous with forsaking or abandoning a covenant relationship with God.

In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul speaks of Demas, who "has deserted me, because he loved this present world" (2 Timothy 4:10). This departure is not just physical but also indicative of a spiritual and relational rift, as Demas prioritizes worldly desires over his commitment to the ministry.

Spiritual Abandonment

The theme of leaving is also evident in the spiritual realm, where God sometimes leaves or withdraws His presence as a form of judgment or discipline. In Judges 16:20, after Samson's hair is cut, it is said, "But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him." This departure signifies a loss of divine strength and favor due to disobedience.

Conversely, the promise of God's enduring presence is a recurring theme. In Hebrews 13:5, believers are assured, "Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you." This promise provides comfort and assurance of God's unwavering commitment to His people, contrasting the human tendency to leave or forsake.

Divine Instruction

At times, leaving is commanded by God as part of His divine plan. In Genesis 12:1, God instructs Abram, "Go forth from your country, your people, and your father's household to the land I will show you." This command to leave is pivotal in the unfolding of God's covenant with Abram, marking the beginning of a journey of faith and obedience.

Similarly, in the New Testament, the Great Commission involves a call to leave one's comfort zone to spread the Gospel. In Matthew 28:19, Jesus commands, "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." This directive to "go" implies leaving familiar surroundings to fulfill a higher purpose.

In summary, the concept of "leave" in the Bible encompasses a range of meanings, from physical departure and relational separation to spiritual abandonment and divine instruction. Each instance serves to highlight the importance of obedience, faith, and the prioritization of God's will in the life of believers.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. i.) To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out.

2. (v. t.) To raise; to levy.

3. (n.) Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed; permission; allowance; license.

4. (n.) The act of leaving or departing; a formal parting; a leaving; farewell; adieu; -- used chiefly in the phrase, to take leave, i. e., literally, to take permission to go.

5. (v.) To withdraw one's self from; to go away from; to depart from; as, to leave the house.

6. (v.) To let remain unresolved or undone; to let stay or continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed.

7. (v.) To cease from; to desist from; to abstain from.

8. (v.) To desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to relinquish.

9. (v.) To let be or do without interference; as, I left him to his reflections; I leave my hearers to judge.

10. (v.) To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver; to commit; to submit -- with a sense of withdrawing one's self from; as, leave your hat in the hall; we left our cards; to leave the matter to arbitrators.

11. (v.) To have remaining at death; hence, to bequeath; as, he left a large estate; he left a good name; he left a legacy to his niece.

12. (v. i.) To depart; to set out.

13. (v. i.) To cease; to desist; to leave off.

Greek

2641. kataleipo -- to leave, leave behind
... to leave, leave behind. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: kataleipo Phonetic
Spelling: (kat-al-i'-po) Short Definition: I leave behind, abandon Definition ...
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620. apoleipo -- to leave, leave behind
... to leave, leave behind. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: apoleipo Phonetic
Spelling: (ap-ol-ipe'-o) Short Definition: I leave, leave behind, desert, am ...
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657. apotasso -- to set apart, take leave of
... to set apart, take leave of. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: apotasso Phonetic
Spelling: (ap-ot-as'-som-ahee) Short Definition: I withdraw from, take ...
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5277. hupolimpano -- to leave behind
... to leave behind. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hupolimpano Phonetic Spelling:
(hoop-ol-im-pan'-o) Short Definition: I leave behind Definition: I leave ...
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1439. eao -- to let alone, leave
... to let alone, leave. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: eao Phonetic Spelling:
(eh-ah'-o) Short Definition: I allow, permit, leave Definition: I allow, permit ...
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1459. egkataleipo -- to leave behind, ie (in a good sense) let ...
... 1458, 1459. egkataleipo. 1460 . to leave behind, ie (in a good sense)
let remain over or (in a bad sense) desert. Part of Speech ...
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3007. leipo -- to leave, leave behind
... to leave, leave behind. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: leipo Phonetic Spelling:
(li'-po) Short Definition: I am wanting, am left behind Definition ...
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863. aphiemi -- to send away, leave alone, permit
... to send away, leave alone, permit. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: aphiemi
Phonetic Spelling: (af-ee'-ay-mee) Short Definition: I send away, release, remit ...
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1587. ekleipo -- to leave out, leave off, by impl. to cease
... 1586, 1587. ekleipo. 1588 . to leave out, leave off, by impl. ... Word Origin
from ek and leipo Definition to leave out, leave off, by impl. ...
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3443. monoo -- to leave alone, forsake
... to leave alone, forsake. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: monoo Phonetic Spelling:
(mon-o'-o) Short Definition: I leave alone Definition: I leave alone ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7662. shebaq -- to leave, let alone
... 7661, 7662. shebaq. 7663 . to leave, let alone. Transliteration: shebaq
Phonetic Spelling: (sheb-ak') Short Definition: leave. Word ...
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5800a. azab -- to leave, forsake, loose
... 5800, 5800a. azab. 5800b . to leave, forsake, loose. Transliteration:
azab Short Definition: forsaken. Word Origin a prim. root ...
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5203. natash -- to leave, forsake, permit
... 5202, 5203. natash. 5204 . to leave, forsake, permit. Transliteration: natash
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-tash') Short Definition: abandon. Word Origin a prim. ...
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3240. yanach -- bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let ...
... bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place,.
Transliteration: yanach Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-nakh') Short Definition: bestow. ...
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5800. azab -- to leave, forsake, loose
... 5799, 5800. azab. 5800a . to leave, forsake, loose. Transliteration: azab
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-zab') Short Definition: self. commit ...
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3498. yathar -- to remain over
... root Definition to remain over NASB Word Usage abound (1), had some left (1), had
left (1), have preeminence (1), leave (3), leave a remnant (1), leave of it ...
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5352. naqah -- to be empty or clean
... 1), completely free from punishment (1), deserted (1), free (4), free from punishment
(1), go unpunished (8), immune (1), innocent (1), leave unpunished (2 ...
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7604. shaar -- to remain, be left over
... root Definition to remain, be left over NASB Word Usage bereft (1), have a left
(1), have...left (1), leave (12), leave as a remnant (1), leaves (1), left (73 ...
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3322. yatsag -- to set, place
... root Definition to set, place NASB Word Usage detained (1), establish (1), expose
(1), leave (1), made (1), placed (2), presented* (1), put (1), set (5), set ...
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2308. chadal -- to cease
... root Definition to cease NASB Word Usage cease (10), ceased (8), ceasing (1), deserted
(1), fail (1), failed (1), gave (1), hold back (1), leave (5), let my ...
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Library

Do Your Best --Leave the Rest.
... Worry: A Hindrance to Service. (Psalm xxxvii:1-11; Matthew vi:19-34, Philippians
iv:6-7. American Revision.) Do Your Best"Leave the Rest. ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on service/do your bestleave the rest.htm

It was Our Purpose to Leave Unnoticed those Mysteries Also into ...
... Book V. 20 It was our purpose to leave unnoticed those mysteries also into
which Phrygia is initiated? It was our purpose to leave ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/20 it was our purpose.htm

September 16. "I Will Never Leave Thee nor Forsake Thee" (Heb. ...
... SEPTEMBER 16. "I will never leave Thee nor forsake Thee" (Heb. xiii. 5).
"I will never leave Thee nor forsake Thee" (Hebrews 13:5). ...
/.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /september 16 i will never.htm

The Answer, that Leave to Lie, which was not Even Granted under ...
... The Conferences of John Cassian. Chapter XIX. The answer, that leave to lie, which
was not even granted under the old Covenant, has rightly been taken by many. ...
/.../cassian/the conferences of john cassian/chapter xix the answer that.htm

That Monks are not to Leave their Monasteries and Go into Others.
... Canon XXI. That monks are not to leave their monasteries and go into others. That
monks are not to leave their monasteries and go into others. ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xxi that monks are.htm

Here Leave Vulcan Unnoticed, to Avoid Prolixity; whom You all ...
... Book III. 33 We here leave Vulcan unnoticed, to avoid prolixity; whom you
all declare to be fire? We here leave Vulcan unnoticed ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/33 we here leave vulcan.htm

The Jews Return Thanks, and Leave Justin.
... Chapter CXLII."The Jews return thanks, and leave Justin. Then Trypho, after
a little delay, said, "You see that it was not intentionally ...
/.../chapter cxlii the jews return thanks.htm

That no Cleric Ought to Leave his Diocese and Go into Another ...
... The Sixth Ecumenical Council. Canon X. That no cleric ought to leave his diocese
and go into another without the knowledge of the Bishop. ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon x that no cleric.htm

The Subdeacons May not Leave the Doors to Engage in the Prayer...
... The subdeacons may not leave the doors to engage in the prayer? The subdeacons may
not leave the doors to engage in the prayer, even for a short time. Notes. ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xliii the subdeacons may.htm

Of those who Leave in Neglect their Own People.
... The Sixth Ecumenical Council. Canon LXXI. (Greek lxxiv.) Of those who leave in neglect
their own people. Of those who leave in neglect their own people. ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon lxxi greek lxxiv of.htm

Thesaurus

Leave (341 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) The act of leaving or departing; a formal parting; a leaving; farewell;
adieu; -- used chiefly in the phrase, to take leave, ie, literally, to take ...
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Permission (23 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The act of permitting or allowing; formal consent;
authorization; leave; license or liberty granted. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Permit (36 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To grant (one) express license or liberty to do an act; to authorize;
to give leave; -- followed by an infinitive. 3. (vt ...
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Cleave (52 Occurrences)
... Matthew 19:5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall
cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? (KJV ASV WBS YLT). ...
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Abandon (31 Occurrences)
... Abandon (31 Occurrences). Acts 2:27 because you will not leave my soul in Hades,
neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay. (See NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Fro (54 Occurrences)
... Judges 9:9 But the olive-tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith
by me they honor God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees? ...
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Farewell (13 Occurrences)
... a good-by; adieu. 3. (n.) Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at,
or reference to something. 4. (a.) Parting; valedictory ...
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Content (30 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 7:12 But to the rest I-not the Lord-say, if any brother has an
unbelieving wife, and she is content to live with him, let him not leave her. ...
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Stump (7 Occurrences)
... Daniel 4:15 Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a
band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet ...
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Sway (7 Occurrences)
... Judges 9:9 But the olive-tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith
by me they honor God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees? ...
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Resources

What does it mean to leave and cleave? | GotQuestions.org

When is it right to leave a church? | GotQuestions.org

Will the Holy Spirit ever leave a believer? | GotQuestions.org

Leave: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Leave (341 Occurrences)

Matthew 4:11
Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
(Root in KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Matthew 5:24
leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 5:40
and to him that would go to law with thee and take thy body coat, leave him thy cloak also.
(DBY)

Matthew 8:22
But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
(WEB WEY ASV DBY RSV)

Matthew 8:34
So at once the whole population came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they besought Him to leave their country.
(WEY NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 9:24
he said to them, "Make room, because the girl isn't dead, but sleeping." They were ridiculing him.
(See NAS)

Matthew 10:11
"Whatever town or village you enter, inquire for some good man; and make his house your home till you leave the place.
(WEY NAS NIV)

Matthew 10:14
And whoever refuses to receive you or even to listen to your Message, as you leave that house or town, shake off the very dust from your feet.
(WEY RSV NIV)

Matthew 10:29
Do not two sparrows sell for a halfpenny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's leave.
(WEY)

Matthew 11:7
When the messengers had taken their leave, Jesus proceeded to say to the multitude concerning John, "What did you go out into the Desert to gaze at? A reed waving in the wind?
(WEY)

Matthew 13:30
Leave both to grow together until the harvest, and at harvest-time I will direct the reapers, Collect the darnel first, and make it up into bundles to burn it, but bring all the wheat into my barn.'"
(WEY)

Matthew 15:14
Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit."
(WEB WEY DBY NIV)

Matthew 18:12
"What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn't he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 19:5
and said,'For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall join to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?'
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 19:27
Then Peter answering said to him, 'Lo, we did leave all, and follow thee, what then shall we have?'
(YLT)

Matthew 23:23
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
(KJV WBS)

Matthew 27:49
The rest said, "Let him be. Let's see whether Elijah comes to save him."
(See NIV)

Matthew 28:10
Then Jesus said to them, "Don't be afraid. Go tell my brothers that they should go into Galilee, and there they will see me."
(See NAS)

Mark 5:13
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
(KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT RSV)

Mark 5:17
They began to beg him to depart from their region.
(See NAS NIV)

Mark 6:10
Wherever you enter a house, make it your home till you leave that place.
(WEY NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 6:11
But wherever they will not receive you or listen to you, when you leave shake off the very dust from under your feet to bear witness concerning them."
(WEY RSV NIV)

Mark 6:46
After he had taken leave of them, he went up the mountain to pray.
(WEB ASV YLT RSV)

Mark 7:8
Ye leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men.
(ASV RSV)

Mark 10:7
For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Mark 10:48
Many angrily told him to leave off shouting; but he only cried out all the louder, "Son of David, have pity on me."
(WEY)

Mark 11:19
When evening came on, Jesus and His disciples used to leave the city.
(WEY)

Mark 12:20
There were seven brethren; and the first took a wife, and dying did not leave seed;
(DBY)

Mark 12:21
and the second took her and died, and neither did he leave seed; and the third likewise.
(DBY)

Mark 12:22
And the seven took her and did not leave seed. Last of all the woman also died.
(DBY)

Mark 14:6
But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me.
(WEB WEY NIV)

Mark 15:36
One ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Let him be. Let's see whether Elijah comes to take him down."
(See NIV)

Luke 4:42
Next morning, at daybreak, He left the town and went away to a solitary place; but the people flocked out to find Him, and, coming to the place where He was, they endeavoured to detain Him that He might not leave them.
(WEY)

Luke 5:8
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at the knees of Jesus, and exclaimed, "Master, leave my boat, for I am a sinful man."
(WEY)

Luke 8:32
Now there was a great herd of swine there feeding on the hill-side; and the demons begged Him to give them leave to go into them, and He gave them leave.
(WEY ASV RSV)

Luke 8:37
All the people of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them, for they were very much afraid. He entered into the boat, and returned.
(See NAS NIV)

Luke 8:52
The people were all weeping aloud and beating their breasts for her; but He said, "Leave off wailing; for she is not dead, but asleep."
(WEY)

Luke 9:4
Into whatever house you enter, stay there, and depart from there.
(See NAS NIV)

Luke 9:5
Wherever they refuse to receive you, as you leave that town shake off the very dust from your feet as a protest against them."
(WEY RSV NIV)

Luke 9:39
At times a spirit seizes him and he suddenly cries out. It convulses him, and makes him foam at the mouth, and does not leave him till it has well-nigh covered him with bruises.
(WEY NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 9:60
But Jesus said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce the Kingdom of God."
(WEB WEY ASV RSV)

Luke 9:61
And another also said, 'I will follow thee, sir, but first permit me to take leave of those in my house;'
(YLT)

Luke 10:40
But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came up to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister did leave me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
(ASV)

Luke 11:42
But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Luke 12:36
and ye like men who wait their own lord whenever he may leave the wedding, that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.
(DBY)

Luke 13:8
He answered,'Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it, and fertilize it.
(WEB WEY NIV)

Luke 13:31
Just at that time there came some Pharisees who warned Him, saying, "Leave this place and continue your journey; Herod means to kill you."
(WEY NAS NIV)

Luke 14:33
So, then, every one of you who doth not take leave of all that he himself hath, is not able to be my disciple.
(YLT)

Luke 15:4
"Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn't leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 19:44
and will dash you and your children within you to the ground. They will not leave in you one stone on another, because you didn't know the time of your visitation."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 21:21
Then let those who shall be in Judaea escape to the hills; let those who are in the city leave it, and those who are in the country not enter in.
(WEY NAS)

John 1:43
The next day, having decided to leave Bethany and go into Galilee, Jesus found Philip, and invited him to follow Him.
(WEY NIV)

John 2:4
"Leave the matter in my hands," He replied; "the time for me to act has not yet come."
(WEY)

John 7:3
So His brothers said to Him, "Leave these parts and go into Judaea, that not only we but your disciples also may witness the miracles which you perform.
(WEY NAS RSV NIV)

John 8:11
She said, "No one, Lord." Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go your way. From now on, sin no more."
(See NIV)

John 8:29
and He who sent me is with me; the Father did not leave me alone, because I, the things pleasing to Him, do always.'
(YLT)

John 11:48
If we leave him alone like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation."
(WEB WEY)

John 12:7
But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. She has kept this for the day of my burial.
(WEB NIV)

John 13:1
Now just before the Feast of the Passover this incident took place. Jesus knew that the time had come for Him to leave this world and go to the Father; and having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.
(WEY NIV)

John 14:18
I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 14:27
Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don't let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 14:31
But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father commanded me, even so I do. Arise, let us go from here.
(See NIV)

John 16:28
I came out from the Father, and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world, and go to the Father."
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

John 16:32
Behold, the time is coming, yes, and has now come, that you will be scattered, everyone to his own place, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 19:38
And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
(KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT RSV)

Acts 1:4
And while in their company He charged them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father's promised gift. "This you have heard of," He said, "from me.
(WEY NAS NIV)

Acts 2:27
because you will not leave my soul in Hades, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Acts 4:15
But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
(See NAS)

Acts 5:38
Now I tell you, withdraw from these men, and leave them alone. For if this counsel or this work is of men, it will be overthrown.
(WEB WEY NIV)

Acts 6:2
Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
(KJV WBS)

Acts 7:3
and said to him, "'Leave your country and your relatives, and go into whatever land I point out to you.'
(WEY NAS NIV)

Acts 7:46
David obtained favour with God, and asked leave to provide a dwelling-place for the God of Jacob.
(WEY RSV)

Acts 14:17
Yet he didn't leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness."
(WEB DBY YLT NAS RSV)

Acts 16:10
When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.
(See NIV)

Acts 16:36
The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, "The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out, and go in peace."
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Acts 16:39
Accordingly they came and apologized to them; and, bringing them out, asked them to leave the city.
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Acts 18:2
and finding a certain Jew by name Aquila, of Pontus by race, just come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife, (because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome,) came to them,
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Acts 18:18
Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.
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Acts 18:19
and he came down to Ephesus, and did leave them there, and he himself having entered into the synagogue did reason with the Jews:
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Acts 18:21
but taking his leave of them, and saying, "I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills," he set sail from Ephesus.
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Acts 20:1
After the uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia.
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Acts 20:7
On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and continued his speech until midnight.
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Acts 21:6
And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.
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Acts 21:32
who, at once, having taken soldiers and centurions, ran down upon them, and they having seen the chief captain and the soldiers, did leave off beating Paul.
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Acts 21:39
"I am a Jew," replied Paul, "belonging to Tarsus in Cilicia, and am a citizen of no unimportant city. Give me leave, I pray you, to speak to the people."
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Acts 21:40
And when he had given him leave, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with the hand unto the people; and when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, saying,
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Acts 22:18
I saw Jesus, and He said to me, "'Make haste and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me.'
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Acts 24:25
But when he dealt with the subjects of justice, self-control, and the judgement which was soon to come, Felix became alarmed and said, "For the present leave me, and when I can find a convenient opportunity I will send for you."
(WEY NIV)

Acts 25:4
However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.
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Acts 27:3
And the next day we touched at Sidon: and Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him leave to go unto his friends and refresh himself.
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Acts 28:25
When they didn't agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had spoken one word, "The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah, the prophet, to our fathers,
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Romans 9:29
and according as Isaiah saith before, 'Except the Lord of Sabaoth did leave to us a seed, as Sodom we had become, and as Gomorrah we had been made like.'
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Romans 11:25
For there is a truth, brethren, not revealed hitherto, of which I do not wish to leave you in ignorance, for fear you should attribute superior wisdom to yourselves--the truth, I mean, that partial blindness has fallen upon Israel until the great mass of the Gentiles have come in;
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Romans 12:19
Don't seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord."
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1 Corinthians 5:10
yet not at all meaning with the sexual sinners of this world, or with the covetous and extortioners, or with idolaters; for then you would have to leave the world.
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1 Corinthians 5:13
while you leave to God's judgement those who are outside? Remove the wicked man from among you.
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1 Corinthians 7:10
But to the married I command-not I, but the Lord-that the wife not leave her husband
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1 Corinthians 7:11
(but if she departs, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband), and that the husband not leave his wife.
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1 Corinthians 7:12
But to the rest I-not the Lord-say, if any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is content to live with him, let him not leave her.
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1 Corinthians 7:13
The woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he is content to live with her, let her not leave her husband.
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