'Follow' in the Bible

After that, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax collector's desk. He told him, "Follow me!"

Then he told all of them, "If anyone wants to come with me, he must deny himself, pick up his cross every day, and follow me continuously,

While they were walking along the road, a man told him, "I will follow you wherever you go."

He told another man, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."

Still another man said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to those at home."

Whoever doesn't carry his cross and follow me can't be my disciple.

When Jesus heard this, he told him, "You still need to do one thing. Sell everything you have and give the money to the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me."

Immediately the man could see again and began to follow Jesus, glorifying God. All the people saw this and gave praise to God.

But the citizens of his country hated him and sent a delegation to follow him and to announce, "We don't want this man to rule over us!'

He said, "Be careful that you are not deceived, because many will come in my name and say, "I AM' and, "The time has come.' Don't follow them.

He told them, "Just after you go into the city, a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him into the house he enters