Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?
He left
Let me, i pray
General references
Bible References
He left
Matthew 4:20
Immediately they left their nets and followed Him [becoming His disciples, believing and trusting in Him and following His example].
Matthew 9:9
As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew (Levi) sitting in the tax collector’s booth; and He said to him, “Follow Me [as My disciple, accepting Me as your Master and Teacher and walking the same path of life that I walk].” And Matthew got up and followed Him.
Matthew 19:27
Then Peter answered Him, saying, “Look, we have given up everything and followed You [becoming Your disciples and accepting You as Teacher and Lord]; what then will there be for us?”
Let me, i pray
Matthew 8:21
Another of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father (collect my inheritance).”
Luke 9:61
Another also said, “I will follow You, Lord [as Your disciple]; but first let me say goodbye to those at my home.”
Acts 20:37
And they began to weep openly and threw their arms around Paul’s neck, and repeatedly kissed him,
General references
Luke 5:28
And he left everything behind and got up and began to follow Jesus [as His disciple].