Luke 9:59

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

And He said to them, "Come and follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."

Passing on thence Jesus saw a man called Matthew sitting at the Toll Office, and said to him, "Follow me." And he arose, and followed Him.

Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If any one desires to follow me, let him renounce self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.

But make His Kingdom and righteousness your chief aim, and then these things shall all be given you in addition.

Another of the disciples said to Him, "Sir, allow me first to go and bury my father."

And they at once left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

He rose, left everything, and followed Him.