Luke 9:59
And he said to another, Come after me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.
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- Matt 6:33 : 33 But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.
- Matt 8:21-22 : 21 And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father. 22 But Jesus said to him, Come after me; and let the dead take care of their dead.
- Matt 9:9 : 9 And when Jesus was going from there, he saw a man whose name was Matthew, seated at the place where taxes were taken; and he said to him, Come after me. And he got up and went after him.
- Matt 16:24 : 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.
- 1 Kgs 19:20 : 20 And letting the oxen be where they were, he came running after Elijah, and said, Only let me give a kiss to my father and mother, and then I will come after you. But he said to him, Go back again; for what have I done to you?
- Hag 1:2 : 2 These are the words of the Lord of armies: These people say, The time has not come for building the Lord's house.
- Matt 4:19-22 : 19 And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And straight away they let go the nets and went after him. 21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, in the boat with their father, stitching up their nets; and he said, Come. 22 And they went straight from the boat and their father and came after him.
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- Matt 8:19-224 verses93%
19 And there came a scribe and said to him, Master, I will come after you wherever you go.
20 And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have a resting-place; but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.
21 And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.
22 But Jesus said to him, Come after me; and let the dead take care of their dead.
- Luke 9:60-623 verses88%
60 But he said to him, Let the dead take care of their dead; it is for you to go and give news of the kingdom of God.
61 And another man said, I will come with you, Lord, but first let me say a last good-day to those who are at my house.
62 But Jesus said, No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is good enough for the kingdom of God.
- Luke 9:57-582 verses80%
57 And when they were on the way, a certain man said to him, I will come after you wherever you go.
58 And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have resting-places, but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.
- Luke 9:22-232 verses73%
22 Saying, The Son of man will undergo much and be put on one side by the rulers and the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and be put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.
23 And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross every day, and come after me.
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24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.
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19 Now this he said, pointing out the sort of death by which he would give God glory. And after saying this, he said to him, Come after me.
- Luke 14:25-273 verses73%
25 Now a great number of people went with him.
26 And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.
27 Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple.
- Matt 21:28-303 verses73%
28 But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden.
29 And he said in answer, I will not: but later, changing his decision, he went.
30 And he came to the second and said the same. And he made answer and said, I go, sir: and went not.
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37 And he did not let anyone come with him, but Peter and James and John, the brother of James.
- John 13:36-372 verses72%
36 Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus said in answer, Where I am going you may not come with me now, but you will come later.
37 Peter said to him, Why may I not come with you even now? I will give up my life for you.
- Luke 14:18-192 verses72%
18 And they all gave reasons why they were not able to come. The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.
19 And another said, I have got some cattle, and I am going to make a test of them: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.
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9 And when Jesus was going from there, he saw a man whose name was Matthew, seated at the place where taxes were taken; and he said to him, Come after me. And he got up and went after him.
- Matt 19:21-222 verses71%
21 Jesus said to him, If you have a desire to be complete, go, get money for your property, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come after me.
22 But hearing these words the young man went away sorrowing: for he had much property.
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34 And turning to the mass of people with his disciples, he said to them, If any man has the desire to come after me, let him give up all other desires, and take up his cross and come after me.
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22 And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.
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21 And Jesus, looking on him and loving him, said, There is one thing needed: go, get money for your goods, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come with me.
- Matt 10:37-382 verses70%
37 He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me.
38 And he who does not take his cross and come after me is not good enough for me.
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28 And giving up his business, he got up and went after him.
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19 And Jesus got up and went after him, and so did his disciples.
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11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:
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19 And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
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22 And they went straight from the boat and their father and came after him.
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17 And while he was going out into the way, a man came running to him, and went down on his knees, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?
- Mark 10:28-292 verses69%
28 Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything, and come after you.
29 Jesus said, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or land, because of me and the good news,
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33 And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.
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5 My father made me take an oath, saying, When I am dead, put me to rest in the place I have made ready for myself in the land of Canaan. So now let me go and put my father in his last resting-place, and I will come back again.
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29 And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God,
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33 And he said to him, Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.
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34 And said, Where have you put him? They said, Come and see, Lord.
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22 Jesus said to him, If it is my desire for him to be here till I come back, what is that to you? come yourself after me.
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37 Hearing what he said, the two disciples went after Jesus.
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13 And one of the people said to him, Master, give an order to my brother to make division of the heritage with me.
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20 And he said, Come after me: and they went away from their father Zebedee, who was in the boat with the servants, and came after him.
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21 Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.