Matthew 8:22
"Follow me," said Jesus, "and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
Matthew 9:9
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.
John 1:43
The next day, having decided to leave Bethany and go into Galilee, Jesus found Philip, and invited him to follow Him.
Matthew 4:18-22
And walking along the shore of the Lake of Galilee He saw two brothers--Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew--throwing a drag-net into the Lake; for they were fishers.
Luke 15:32
We are bound to make merry and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and has come back to life, he was lost and has been found.'"
Ephesians 2:1
To you Gentiles also, who were dead through your offences and sins,
Ephesians 2:5
caused us, dead though we were through our offences, to live with Christ--it is by grace that you have been saved--
Ephesians 5:14
For this reason it is said, "Rise, sleeper; rise from among the dead, and Christ will shed light upon you."
Colossians 2:13
And to you--dead as you once were in your transgressions and in the uncircumcision of your natural state--He has nevertheless given Life with Himself, having forgiven us all our transgressions.
1 Timothy 5:6
but a pleasure-loving widow is dead even while still alive.