36 After Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down with all of them and prayed. 37 Everyone cried and hugged and kissed him. 38 They were especially sad because Paul had told them, "You will never see me again."

Then they went with him to the ship.

1 When the riot was over, Paul sent for the followers and encouraged them. He then told them goodbye and left for Macedonia.

33 The men from Jerusalem stayed on in Antioch for a while. And when they left to return to the ones who had sent them, the followers wished them well.

17 My friends, we were kept from coming to you for a while, but we never stopped thinking about you. We were eager to see you and tried our best to visit you in person.

8 God himself knows how much I want to see you. He knows I care for you in the same way Christ Jesus does.

41 After the boy had gone, David got up from beside the mound* and bowed very low three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed* each other and cried, but David cried louder. 42 Jonathan said, "Take care of yourself. And remember, we each have asked the Lord to watch and make sure that we and our descendants keep our promise forever."

David left and Jonathan went back to town.

41 After the boy had gone, David got up from beside the mound* and bowed very low three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed* each other and cried, but David cried louder.

8 Naomi said to them, "Don’t you want to go back home to your own mothers? You were kind to my husband and sons, and you’ve always been kind to me. I pray that the Lord will be just as kind to you. 9 May he give each of you another husband and a home of your own."

Naomi kissed them. They cried 10 and said, "We want to go with you and live among your people."

11 But she replied, "My daughters, why don’t you return home? What good will it do you to go with me? Do you think I could have more sons for you to marry?*12 You must go back home, because I am too old to marry again. Even if I got married tonight and later had more sons, 13 would you wait for them to become old enough to marry? No, my daughters! Life is harder for me than it is for you, because the Lord has turned against me."*

14 They cried again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth held on to her.

14 They cried again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth held on to her.

27 After Moses and his father-in-law Jethro had said goodbye to each other, Jethro returned home.

24 I pray that the Lord

will bless and protect you,

25 and that he will show you mercy

and kindness.

26 May the Lord be good to you

and give you peace."

7 The Lord will protect you

and keep you safe

from all dangers.

8 The Lord will protect you

now and always

wherever you go.

25 I pray that God will be kind to all of you!*

11 Goodbye, my friends. Do better and pay attention to what I have said. Try to get along and live peacefully with each other.

Now I pray that God, who gives love and peace, will be with you.

11 Goodbye, my friends. Do better and pay attention to what I have said. Try to get along and live peacefully with each other.

Now I pray that God, who gives love and peace, will be with you. 12 Give each other a warm greeting. All God’s people send their greetings.

13 I pray that the Lord Jesus Christ will bless you and be kind to you! May God bless you with his love, and may the Holy Spirit join all your hearts together.

10 Finally, let the mighty strength of the Lord make you strong.

6-9 You’ve become rich from what you’ve taken from your enemies. You have big herds of cattle, lots of silver, gold, bronze, and iron, and plenty of clothes. Take everything home with you and share with the people of your tribe.

I pray that God will be kind to you. You are now free to go home.

The tribes of Reuben and Gad started back to Gilead, their own land. Moses had given the land of Bashan to the East Manasseh tribe, so they started back along with Reuben and Gad. God had told Moses that these two and a half tribes should conquer Gilead and Bashan, and they had done so.

Joshua had given land west of the Jordan River to the other half of the Manasseh tribe, so they stayed at Shiloh in the land of Canaan with the rest of the Israelites.

61 *Then someone said to Jesus, "I want to follow you, Lord, but first let me go back and take care of things at home."

62 Jesus answered, "Anyone who starts plowing and keeps looking back isn’t worth a thing to God’s kingdom!"

20 Elisha stopped plowing and ran after him. "Let me kiss my parents goodbye, then I’ll go with you," he said.

"You can go," Elijah said. "But remember what I’ve done for you."

21 Elisha left and took his oxen with him. He killed them and boiled them over a fire he had made with the wood from his plow. He gave the meat to the people who were with him, and they ate it. Then he left with Elijah and became his assistant.