18 Bible Verses about Absence

We are without fear, desiring to be free from the body, and to be with the Lord.

For though I am not present in the flesh, still I am with you in the spirit, seeing with joy your order, and your unchanging faith in Christ.

Keep in mind how I said to you, I go away and come to you again. If you had love for me you would be glad, because I am going to the Father: for the Father is greater than I.

For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;

And being certain of this, I am conscious that I will go on, yes, and go on with you all, for your growth and joy in the faith;

But we, my brothers, being away from you for a short time, in body but not in heart, had all the more desire to see your face;

But what I am saying is true: my going is for your good: for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

For I myself, being present in spirit though not in body, have come to a decision about him who has done this thing;

So then, my loved ones, as you have at all times done what I say, not only when I am present, but now much more when I am not with you, give yourselves to working out your salvation with fear in your hearts;

For this reason we make it our purpose, in the body or away from it, to be well-pleasing to him.

Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;

Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you:

Let those who say this keep in mind that, what we are in word by letters when we are away, so will we be in act when we are present.