These Bible verses for long-distance relationships can help Christians to still feel loved and connected, even when miles apart. Physical distance is often viewed as a barrier to communication and intimacy, but with God’s help, long-distance relationships can blossom into beautiful examples of faith and trust.
The power of God can help both of you overcome any obstacle that physical distance may bring, and these Bible verses can serve as a reminder of God’s presence in your relationship, no matter where you are.
Use the words of God when things seem difficult, and let the love of the Lord fill both of you with hope, joy, and peace.
Have a prayer for your long-distance relationship shared throughout prayer groups and holy places with my prayers request.
What do these Bible verses mean to you?
Prayers
Verses
Corinthians 13:7
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Corinthians 13:7 is probably the best-known verse for couples in a long-distance relationship. This is such an important truth to remember when you’re apart from your partner. No matter what challenges come your way, God’s love will always be there to sustain your relationship.
Luke 18:1
And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
John 11:18
Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off;
Genesis 22:4
On the third day Abraham raised his eyes and saw the place from a distance.
Genesis 2:24
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
Jeremiah 23:23
“Am I a God who is near,” declares the Lord, “And not a God far off?
Psalm 103:11
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.
Colossians 3:18
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
Psalm 103:12
As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
Proverbs 4:27
Do not turn to the right nor to the left; Turn your foot from evil.
Ezekiel 48:35
The city shall be 18,000 cubits round about; and the name of the city from that day shall be, ‘The Lord is there.’”
Psalm 38:11
My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off.
John 17:17
Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
Peter 4:8
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
Philippians 1:3
I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,
James 1:19
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
Ecclesiastes 4:9
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil.
Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Psalm 27:14
Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!
Corinthians 6:14
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
Mark 5:6
Seeing Jesus from a distance, he ran up and bowed down before Him;
John 15:13
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
Isaiah 33:17
Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; They will behold a far-distant land.
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
Proverbs 13:12
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Luke 1:37
For nothing will be impossible with God.”
Proverbs 27:17
Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 4:23
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Matthew 27:55
Many women were there looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee while ministering to Him.
Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
Luke 16:23
In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and *saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom.
Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.
Matthew 8:30
Now there was a herd of many swine feeding at a distance from them.
Ecclesiastes 4:12
And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Psalm 127:3
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.
Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Matthew 19:6
So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”
Genesis 37:18
When they saw him from a distance and before he came close to them, they plotted against him to put him to death.
Exodus 20:21
So the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
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