'Following' in the Bible

Later, he was having dinner at Levi's house. Many tax collectors and sinners were also eating with Jesus and his disciples, because there were many who were following him.

So Jesus went with him. A huge crowd kept following him and jostling him.

(The Pharisees and indeed all the Jewish people don't eat unless they wash their hands properly, following the tradition of their elders.

A certain young man, who was wearing nothing but a linen sheet, was following Jesus. When the men grabbed him,