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The concept of "withdraw" in the Bible encompasses both physical and spiritual dimensions, often reflecting a deliberate action to separate oneself from certain situations, people, or influences. This term is used in various contexts throughout Scripture, illustrating both divine and human actions.

1. Divine Withdrawal: In the Old Testament, God's withdrawal from His people is often depicted as a consequence of their disobedience and sin. For instance, in Hosea 5:6, it is written, "They will go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they will not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them." This withdrawal signifies a temporary removal of God's presence and favor, intended to lead His people to repentance.

2. Jesus' Withdrawal: The Gospels frequently describe instances where Jesus withdrew from crowds or situations to pray or to avoid premature confrontation. In Matthew 14:13, after hearing of John the Baptist's death, "When Jesus heard about it, He withdrew from there by boat privately to a solitary place." This withdrawal underscores the importance of solitude and communion with the Father, as well as strategic retreat in the face of potential danger or overwhelming circumstances.

3. Apostolic Instruction: The New Testament also provides guidance on withdrawal from sinful influences or divisive individuals within the church. In 2 Thessalonians 3:6, Paul instructs, "Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life and not according to the tradition you received from us." This directive emphasizes the need for maintaining purity and order within the Christian community.

4. Personal Withdrawal for Reflection and Prayer: The practice of withdrawing for personal reflection and prayer is a recurring theme in Scripture. Jesus often modeled this behavior, as seen in Luke 5:16: "But Jesus Himself frequently withdrew to the wilderness and prayed." This practice highlights the necessity of withdrawing from daily distractions to seek God's guidance and strength.

5. Withdrawal from Worldly Influences: Believers are called to withdraw from worldly influences that can lead them away from their faith. In 1 Timothy 6:5, Paul warns Timothy about those who are "deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such men." This withdrawal is a protective measure to preserve one's spiritual integrity and focus on godly living.

The biblical concept of withdrawal serves as a multifaceted principle, guiding believers in their relationship with God, their interactions with others, and their personal spiritual disciplines. It is a call to discernment, intentionality, and devotion in the Christian walk.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or the like.

2. (v. t.) To take back; to recall or retract; as, to withdraw false charges.

3. (v. i.) To retire; to retreat; to quit a company or place; to go away; as, he withdrew from the company.

Greek

402. anachoreo -- to go back, withdraw
... to go back, withdraw. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: anachoreo Phonetic Spelling:
(an-akh-o-reh'-o) Short Definition: I return, retire, depart, withdraw ...
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1593. ekneuo -- to bend the head away, to withdraw
... to bend the head away, to withdraw. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ekneuo
Phonetic Spelling: (ek-nyoo'-o) Short Definition: I retire, withdraw Definition ...
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1633. ekchoreo -- to depart, withdraw
... to depart, withdraw. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ekchoreo Phonetic Spelling:
(ek-kho-reh'-o) Short Definition: I go out, depart from Definition: I go ...
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5226. hupeiko -- to retire, withdraw, submit
... to retire, withdraw, submit. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hupeiko Phonetic
Spelling: (hoop-i'-ko) Short Definition: I yield Definition: I yield, submit ...
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3327. metabaino -- to pass over, withdraw, depart
... to pass over, withdraw, depart. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: metabaino
Phonetic Spelling: (met-ab-ah'-ee-no) Short Definition: I leave, depart, remove ...
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5288. hupostello -- to draw in, let down, draw back
... Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hupostello Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-os-tel'-
lo) Short Definition: I draw back, conceal Definition: I withdraw, draw back ...
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4724. stello -- to arrange, prepare, gather up, hence to restrain
... hence to restrain. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: stello Phonetic Spelling:
(stel'-lo) Short Definition: I arrange, take care, withdraw from Definition ...
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5298. hupochoreo -- to go back, retire
... to go back, retire. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hupochoreo Phonetic Spelling:
(hoop-okh-o-reh'-o) Short Definition: I withdraw, retire Definition: I ...
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868. aphistemi -- to lead away, to depart from
... Definition: I lead away, seduce, depart, abstain from Definition: I make to stand
away, draw away, repel, take up a position away from, withdraw from, leave ...
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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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Strong's Hebrew

1639. gara -- to diminish, restrain, withdraw
... 1638, 1639. gara. 1640 . to diminish, restrain, withdraw. Transliteration:
gara Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-rah') Short Definition: withdrawn. Word Origin a prim ...
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2502. chalats -- to draw off or out, withdraw
... 2501, 2502. chalats. 2502a . to draw off or out, withdraw. Transliteration:
chalats Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-lats') Short Definition: withdraw. ...
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2247. chabah -- to withdraw, hide
... 2246, 2247. chabah. 2248 . to withdraw, hide. Transliteration: chabah Phonetic
Spelling: (khaw-bah') Short Definition: hide. Word Origin a prim. ...
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680. atsal -- to lay aside, reserve, withdraw, withhold
... 679, 680. atsal. 681 . to lay aside, reserve, withdraw, withhold. Transliteration:
atsal Phonetic Spelling: (aw-tsal') Short Definition: refuse. ...
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2502a. chalats -- to draw off or out, withdraw
... 2502, 2502a. chalats. 2502b . to draw off or out, withdraw. Transliteration:
chalats Short Definition: rescue. Word Origin a prim. ...
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2244. chaba -- to withdraw, hide
... 2243, 2244. chaba. 2245 . to withdraw, hide. Transliteration: chaba Phonetic
Spelling: (khaw-baw') Short Definition: hidden. Word Origin a prim. ...
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7725. shub -- to turn back, return
... take it back (1), take me back (1), take my back (2), take your back (1), take back
(2), there (1), took back (2), turn (49), turn and and withdraw (1), turn ...
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2559. chamaq -- to turn away
... go about, withdraw self. A primitive root; properly, to wrap; hence, to depart
(ie Turn about) -- go about, withdraw self. 2558, 2559. chamaq. 2560 . ...
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622. asaph -- to gather, remove
... surely assemble (1), surely gathered (1), take (3), take my away (1), take away
(2), taken away (5), took (1), victims (1), wane (1), withdraw (3), withdrawn (1 ...
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3365. yaqar -- to be precious, prized or appraised
... be make precious, be prized, be set by, withdraw. A primitive root; properly,
apparently, to be heavy, ie (figuratively) valuable ...
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Library

To what Extent the Massilians Withdraw from the Pelagians.
... A Treatise on the predestination of the saints, Chapter 2."To What Extent the
Massilians Withdraw from the Pelagians. For on consideration ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 2 to what extent the.htm

But Why did He not Withdraw his Body from the Jews
... Section 22. But why did He not withdraw His body from the Jews. Section 22. But
why did He not withdraw His body from the Jews, and so guard its immortality? ...
/.../athanasius/select works and letters or athanasius/section 22 but why did.htm

Then Midas, King of Pessinus, Wishing to Withdraw the Youth from ...
... Book V. 7 Then Midas, king of Pessinus, wishing to withdraw the youth from
so disgraceful an intimacy? Then Midas, king of Pessinus ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/7 then midas king of.htm

Constantine's Letter to the Antiochians, Directing them not to ...
... Book III. Chapter LX."Constantine's Letter to the Antiochians, directing them not
to withdraw Eusebius from C??sarea, but to seek some one else. ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter lx constantines letter to the.htm

Go in Peace
... The first was, when he silently accepted her manifestations of love. When the copious
tears from her eyes fell upon his feet, he did not withdraw them. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 48 1902/go in peace.htm

1 Cor. Iii. 18, 19
... so does the phrase, "Know ye not that ye are the Temple of God, and the Spirit of
God dwelleth in you?" For these two things are most apt to withdraw us from ...
/.../homilies on the epistles of paul to the corinthians/homily x 1 cor iii.htm

1 Timothy vi. 7-Feb
... railings, evil surmisings, perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute
of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself ...
/.../homily xvii 1 timothy vi.htm

Against those who Say that Demons Govern Human Affairs, and who ...
... But there indeed to withdraw more quickly is praiseworthy, but here to
withdraw more quickly is not praiseworthy, but excusable. ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/homily i against those who.htm

2 Thessalonians iii. 5-Mar
... Ver.6. "Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that
ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly and not ...
/.../homily v 2 thessalonians iii.htm

The Security of Contemplatives Lies in their not Ascending to High ...
... And they advise us much to withdraw from all bodily imagination, and draw near to
the contemplation of the Divinity; for they say that those who have advanced ...
/.../teresa/the life of st teresa of jesus/chapter xxii the security of.htm

Thesaurus

Withdraw (52 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back;
to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or the ...
/w/withdraw.htm - 22k

Retire (6 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes
used reflexively. 2. (vt) To withdraw from circulation ...
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Recede (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To move away; to retreat; to withdraw.
2. (vi) To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to ...
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Retract (2 Occurrences)
... muscle. 2. (vt) To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take
back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion. 3. (vt ...
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Disorderly (8 Occurrences)
... or'-der-li (ataktos): The word is found four times in the Epistles to the Thess
(1 Thessalonians 5:14 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 7, 11), "Withdraw yourselves from ...
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Avoid (31 Occurrences)
... 2. (v.) To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions. 3. (v.) To quit
or evacuate; to withdraw from. ... 8. (vi) To retire; to withdraw. ...
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Steal (29 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to creep furtively,
or to insinuate. 4. (vt) To gain by insinuating arts or covert means. ...
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Shrink (10 Occurrences)
... 2. (vi) To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil,
as in fear, horror, or distress. ... 5. (vt) To draw back; to withdraw. ...
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Darkened (28 Occurrences)
... The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining. ... Joel 3:15
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining. ...
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Brightness (36 Occurrences)
... The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining. ... Joel 3:15
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining. ...
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Withdraw (52 Occurrences)

Matthew 4:12
And Jesus having heard that John was delivered up, did withdraw to Galilee,
(YLT)

Matthew 9:24
he said, Withdraw, for the damsel is not dead, but sleeps. And they derided him.
(DBY YLT)

Acts 4:15
So they ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrin while they conferred among themselves.
(WEY WBS NIV)

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 DBY)

Galatians 2:12
for before the coming of certain from James, with the nations he was eating, and when they came, he was withdrawing and separating himself, fearing those of the circumcision,
(Root in YLT NAS)

2 Thessalonians 3:6
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

1 Timothy 6:5
constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.
(WEB KJV WBS)

2 Timothy 2:19
Yet the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, The Lord knows those that are his; and, Let every one who names the name of the Lord withdraw from iniquity.
(DBY)

Exodus 21:10
If another 'woman' he take for him, her food, her covering, and her habitation, he doth not withdraw;
(YLT)

Leviticus 26:25
And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall execute the vengeance of the covenant; and ye shall be gathered together within your cities; and I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
(See NIV)

Numbers 8:25
and from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting on the work, and shall serve no more,
(See RSV)

Numbers 16:24
Speak to the congregation, saying, Withdraw yourselves from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
(WBS)

Joshua 8:26
For Joshua drew not back his hand, wherewith he stretched out the javelin, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
(See NAS)

Joshua 10:6
And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua, to the camp at Gilgal, saying, Withdraw not thy hand from thy servants: come up to us quickly, and save us and help us; for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hill-country are gathered against us.
(DBY)

1 Samuel 14:19
It happened, while Saul talked to the priest, that the tumult that was in the camp of the Philistines went on and increased: and Saul said to the priest, "Withdraw your hand!"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 15:6
And Saul said to the Kenites, Go, depart, withdraw yourselves from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye showed kindness to all the children of Israel when they came up from Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.
(WBS)

1 Samuel 20:15
But also thou shalt not withdraw thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.
(WBS)

2 Samuel 11:15
And he wrote in the letter saying, Set Urijah in the front of the thickest fight, and withdraw from him, that he may be smitten and die.
(DBY NAS NIV)

2 Samuel 17:13
Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.
(See JPS DBY NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 20:21
The matter is not so. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David. Deliver him only, and I will depart from the city." The woman said to Joab, "Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall."
(See RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 24:16
And the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it; but Jehovah repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed among the people, It is enough: withdraw now thine hand. And the angel of Jehovah was by the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
(DBY NIV)

1 Kings 15:19
There is a league between me and thee, between my father and thy father; behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasa king of Israel, that he may depart from me.'
(See NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 18:14
Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, "I have offended; return from me. That which you put on me, I will bear." The king of Assyria appointed to Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 21:15
And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it; and as he was destroying, Jehovah beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough; withdraw now thine hand. And the angel of Jehovah stood by the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
(DBY NIV)

2 Chronicles 16:3
There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father; behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasa king of Israel, that he may depart from me.'
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Job 9:13
"God will not withdraw his anger. The helpers of Rahab stoop under him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Job 10:20
Aren't my days few? Cease then. Leave me alone, that I may find a little comfort,
(See NAS)

Job 13:21
withdraw your hand far from me; and don't let your terror make me afraid.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV)

Job 33:17
That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. chamber to the highest by the middle chamber.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Job 36:7
He doesn't withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne, he sets them forever, and they are exalted.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Psalms 74:11
Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.
(Root in KJV JPS DBY WBS NAS)

Psalms 85:3
Thou hast withdrawn all Thy wrath; Thou hast turned from the fierceness of Thine anger.
(Root in JPS DBY RSV)

Psalms 104:22
The sun rises, and they steal away, and lay down in their dens.
(See NAS)

Proverbs 17:14
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore withdraw from contention, before it be meddled with.
(WBS)

Proverbs 24:11
Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter.
(DBY)

Proverbs 25:17
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Ecclesiastes 7:18
It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also from that don't withdraw your hand; for he who fears God will come forth from them all.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Ecclesiastes 11:6
In the morning sow thy seed, And at even withdraw not thy hand, For thou knowest not which is right, this or that, Or whether both of them alike 'are' good.
(YLT)

Isaiah 30:11
Withdraw from the way, turn aside from the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.
(WBS)

Isaiah 60:20
Your sun shall no more go down, neither shall your moon withdraw itself; for Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning shall be ended.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Jeremiah 21:2
Inquire, we pray thee, for us at Jehovah, for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath fought against us; perhaps Jehovah doth deal with us according to all His wonders, and doth cause him to go up from off us.'
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 31:22
Till when dost thou withdraw thyself, O backsliding daughter? For Jehovah hath prepared a new thing in the land, Woman doth compass man.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 47:6
Alas! sword of Jehovah, how long wilt thou not be quiet? Withdraw into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
(DBY NAS)

Ezekiel 5:11
Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, verily because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also withdraw mine eye, and it shall not spare, nor will I have any pity.
(DBY NAS NIV)

Ezekiel 8:6
He said furthermore to me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should withdraw from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.
(WBS)

Ezekiel 30:18
At Tehaphnehes also the day shall withdraw itself, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt, and the pride of her power shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.
(WEB JPS ASV)

Hosea 2:9
Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my new wine in its season, and will withdraw my wool and my flax which should have covered her nakedness.
(DBY)

Joel 2:10
The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Joel 3:15
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Jonah 3:9
Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?"
(See NAS)

Zechariah 14:4
His feet will stand in that day on the Mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split in two, from east to west, making a very great valley. Half of the mountain will move toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
(See RSV)

Zechariah 14:6
And it shall come to pass in that day, that there shall not be light; the bright ones shall withdraw themselves:
(ASV)

Subtopics

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Related Terms

Withdraw (52 Occurrences)

Withdraweth (3 Occurrences)

Drawest (5 Occurrences)

Pluck (41 Occurrences)

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