Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Follow me
General references
Bible References
Follow me
Matthew 4:19
He said to them: Follow me and I will teach you to catch people.
Matthew 9:9
Jesus moved on. He then saw Matthew seated at his work collecting taxes. He said to him: Follow me. He rose and followed him.
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus told his disciples: If any man wants to follow me (be mine), let him deny (disown) himself, and take up his stake and follow me (Greek: akoloutheo moi, let him be following me) (accompany me) (be in the same way with me).
Suffer
1 Kings 19:20
Elisha then left his bulls and ran after Elijah. He said: Let me kiss my father and mother good-bye and then I will go with you. Elijah answered, All right, go back. I am not stopping you!
Haggai 1:2
Jehovah (YHWH) of Hosts said to Haggai: These people say that this is not the right time to rebuild the Temple.
Matthew 6:33
Seek (desire) (require) (serve) first the kingdom of God and his righteousness [continuously] and all these things will be added to you.
Matthew 8:21
One of his disciples said: Lord, first allow me to go bury my father.
General references
Ezekiel 44:25
A priest must not make himself unclean by going near a dead body. But a priest may become unclean if the dead person is his father, mother, son, daughter, brother, or unmarried sister.
Matthew 4:22
Instantly they left the boat and their father, and went with him.
Luke 5:28
He gave up everything and followed him.