'Follow Me' in the Bible

so he said to them, "Come, follow me, and I will make you fish for men."

Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."

As Jesus passed along from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax-office; he said to him, "Follow me"; and he rose and followed him.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me;

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell your property, give the money to the poor and you shall have treasure in heaven; then come and follow me."

so Jesus said to them, "Come, follow me and I will make you fish for men."

As he passed along he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax-office; he said to him, "Follow me," and he rose and followed him.

Then he called the crowd to him with his disciples and said to them, "If anyone wishes to follow me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and so follow me;

Jesus looked at him and loved him. "There is one thing you want," he said; "go and sell all you have; give the money to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, take up the cross, and follow me."

On going outside after this he noticed a taxgatherer called Levi sitting at the tax-office and said to him, "Follow me";

He said to all, "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross day after day, and so follow me;

He said to another man, "Follow me"; but he said, "Let me go and bury my father first of all."

When Jesus heard this he said to him, "You lack one thing more; sell all you have, distribute the money among the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come and follow me."

Next day Jesus determined to leave for Galilee; there he met Philip and told him, "Follow me."

My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them and they follow me;

If anyone serves me, let him follow me, and where I am, there shall my servant be also: if anyone serves me, my Father will honour him.

"Lord," said Simon Peter, "where are you going?" Jesus replied, "I am going where you cannot follow me at present; later on you will follow me."

(he said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God); then he added, "Follow me."

Jesus replied, "If I choose that he should survive till I come back, what does that matter to you? Follow me yourself."

and the angel said to him, "Gird yourself and put on your sandals." He did so. Then said the angel, "Put on your coat and follow me."