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 turn you into fishers of people."
Matthew 9:9
As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. "Follow me," he said to him. And he got up and followed him.
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
Suffer
1 Kings 19:20
He left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, "Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, then I will follow you." Elijah said to him, "Go back! Indeed, what have I done to you?"
Haggai 1:2
The Lord who rules over all says this: "These people have said, 'The time for rebuilding the Lord's temple has not yet come.'"
Matthew 6:33
But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 8:21
Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
General references
Ezekiel 44:25
"'They must not come near a dead person or they will be defiled; however, for father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister, they may defile themselves.
Matthew 4:22
They immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.
Luke 5:28
And he got up and followed him, leaving everything behind.