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
They immediately left their nets and went with Him.
Matthew 9:9
As Jesus moved on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the toll booth [i.e., collecting taxes]. He said to him, "Become my follower." And he got up and followed Him.
Matthew 19:27
Peter then answered Him, "Look, we have left everything [i.e., homes, jobs, family, etc.], to follow you. What will we get for it?"
Let me, i pray
Matthew 8:21
Then another one of His disciples said to Him, "Allow me to go and bury my father first."
Luke 9:61
Then another person said [to Jesus], "Lord, I will become your follower, but first let me say goodbye to my family." [Note: There was the likelihood that family members might try to dissuade him from his commitment to follow the Lord].
Acts 20:37
And when they all had a good cry, they embraced Paul and kissed him.
General references
Luke 5:28
So, Matthew gave up everything, got up and followed Jesus.