Luke 9:59

And He said to another, Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”

1 Kings 19:20

He left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, “Please let me kiss my father and my mother, then I will follow you.” And he said to him, “Go back again, for what have I done to you?”

Haggai 1:2

“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘This people says, “The time has not come, even the time for the house of the Lord to be rebuilt.”’”

Matthew 4:19-22

And He *said to them, Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

Matthew 6:33

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Matthew 8:21-22

Another of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”

Matthew 9:9

As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax collector’s booth; and He *said to him, Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him.

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.

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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
And He *said to them, Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
Matthew 9:9
As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax collector’s booth; and He *said to him, Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him.
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.

Suffer

1 Kings 19:20
He left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, “Please let me kiss my father and my mother, then I will follow you.” And he said to him, “Go back again, for what have I done to you?”
Haggai 1:2
“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘This people says, “The time has not come, even the time for the house of the Lord to be rebuilt.”’”
Matthew 6:33
But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Matthew 8:21
Another of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”

General references

Ezekiel 44:25
They shall not go to a dead person to defile themselves; however, for father, for mother, for son, for daughter, for brother, or for a sister who has not had a husband, they may defile themselves.
Matthew 4:22
Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.
Luke 5:28
And he left everything behind, and got up and began to follow Him.

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