30 Bible Verses About Missing Someone You Love

“I thank my God every time I remember you.”

“But, brothers and sisters, when we were orphaned by being separated from you for a short time (in person, not in thought), out of our intense longing we made every effort to see you.”

“Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends!”

“Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.”

“But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus,”

“But Timothy has just now come to us from you and has brought good news about your faith and love. He has told us that you always have pleasant memories of us and that you long to see us, just as we also long to see you.”

“For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit and delight to see how disciplined you are and how firm your faith in Christ is.”

“I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong— that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.”

“By all this we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement, we were especially delighted to see how happy Titus was, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.”

“For he has been longing for all of you and has been distressed because you heard he was ill.”

“Do your best to come to me quickly,”

“But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you,”

“Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and found that the Lord had opened a door for me, I still had no peace of mind, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.”

“How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?”

“so that I may come to you with joy, by God’s will, and in your company be refreshed.”

“I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.”

“Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you again and supply what is lacking in your faith.”

“I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.”

“and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that my joy was greater than ever.”

“For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear that there may be discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder.”

“So when we could stand it no longer, we thought it best to be left by ourselves in Athens.”

“Yet it was good of you to share in my troubles.”

“Who is weak, and I do not feel weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not inwardly burn?”

“We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us.”

“This will be my third visit to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”

“For we wanted to come to you—certainly I, Paul, did, again and again—but Satan blocked our way.”

“So I made up my mind that I would not make another painful visit to you.”

“You know, brothers and sisters, that our visit to you was not without results.”

“Now I am ready to visit you for the third time, and I will not be a burden to you, because what I want is not your possessions but you. After all, children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.”

“I am afraid that when I come again my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, sexual sin and debauchery in which they have indulged.”