Matthew 8:22
And Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
Matthew 9:9
And as He was passing along from there, He saw a man named Matthew in his seat at the tax-collector's desk, and He said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed Him.
John 1:43
The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. So He sought out Philip and said to him, "Follow me."
Matthew 4:18-22
As He was walking by the shore of the sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was summed Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
Luke 15:32
But we just had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found.'"
Ephesians 2:1
You too were dead because of the shortcomings and sins
Ephesians 2:5
has made us, though dead because of our shortcomings, live again in fellowship with Christ -- it is by His unmerited favor that you have been saved.
Ephesians 5:14
So it is said: "Wake up, sleeper; get up from the dead, and Christ will make day dawn on you."
Colossians 2:13
Yes, although you were dead through your shortcomings and were physically uncircumcised, God made you live again through fellowship with Christ. He graciously forgave us all our shortcomings,
1 Timothy 5:6
while a widow who gives herself up to luxury is really dead though still alive.