Luke 9:59

He told another man, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."

1 Kings 19:20

He abandoned the oxen, ran off to follow Elijah, and asked him, "Please, let me kiss my mother and father good-bye, and then I'll come after you." "Go back again," Elijah replied. "What have I done to you?"

Haggai 1:2

"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "These people keep saying, "No, the right time for rebuilding the LORD's Temple has not yet come."'"

Matthew 4:19-22

"Follow me," he told them, "and I will make you fishers of people!"

Matthew 6:33

But first be concerned about God's kingdom and his righteousness, and all of these things will be provided for you as well.

Matthew 8:21-22

Then another of his disciples told him, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."

Matthew 9:9

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector's desk and told him, "Follow me." So he got up and followed him.

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone wants to follow me, he must deny himself, pick up his cross, and follow me continuously.

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Summary

And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

General references

Bible References

Follow me

Matthew 4:19
"Follow me," he told them, "and I will make you fishers of people!"
Matthew 9:9
As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector's desk and told him, "Follow me." So he got up and followed him.
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone wants to follow me, he must deny himself, pick up his cross, and follow me continuously.

Suffer

1 Kings 19:20
He abandoned the oxen, ran off to follow Elijah, and asked him, "Please, let me kiss my mother and father good-bye, and then I'll come after you." "Go back again," Elijah replied. "What have I done to you?"
Haggai 1:2
"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "These people keep saying, "No, the right time for rebuilding the LORD's Temple has not yet come."'"
Matthew 6:33
But first be concerned about God's kingdom and his righteousness, and all of these things will be provided for you as well.
Matthew 8:21
Then another of his disciples told him, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."

General references

Ezekiel 44:25
They are not to come in contact with a dead body, so they don't defile themselves, except in the case of their father, mother, son, daughter, brother, or for an unmarried sister, on whose behalf they may defile themselves.
Matthew 4:22
they immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.
Luke 5:28
So Levi left everything behind, got up, and followed him.

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