Luke 9:59

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He said to another man, 'Follow me.' But the man replied, 'Lord, let me first go and bury my father.'

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  • Matt 6:33 : 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
  • Matt 8:21-22 : 21 Another of His disciples said to Him, 'Lord, let me first go and bury my father.' 22 But Jesus told him, 'Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.'
  • Matt 9:9 : 9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. 'Follow me,' he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.
  • Matt 16:24 : 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.
  • 1 Kgs 19:20 : 20 Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, 'Let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.' Elijah said to him, 'Go back, for what have I done to you?'
  • Hag 1:2 : 2 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: These people say, 'The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.'
  • Matt 4:19-22 : 19 And He said to them, 'Come, follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.' 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. 21 Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and He called them. 22 And immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.

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    93%

    19Then a scribe came and said to Him, 'Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.'

    20Jesus replied, 'Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.'

    21Another of His disciples said to Him, 'Lord, let me first go and bury my father.'

    22But Jesus told him, 'Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.'

  • Luke 9:60-62
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    60Jesus said to him, 'Let the dead bury their own dead. But you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.'

    61Another said, 'I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to those at my home.'

    62Jesus replied, 'No one who puts their hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.'

  • Luke 9:57-58
    2 verses
    80%

    57As they were traveling along the road, someone said to him, 'I will follow you wherever you go.'

    58Jesus replied, 'Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.'

  • Luke 9:22-23
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    22He said, 'The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and teachers of the law. He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.'

    23Then he said to them all, 'If anyone wants to follow me, they must deny themselves, take up their cross daily, and follow me.'

  • Matt 16:24
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    24Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

  • John 21:19
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    19Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, 'Follow me.'

  • Luke 14:25-27
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    25Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them, he said,

    26If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple.

    27And whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

  • Matt 21:28-30
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    28What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go work today in the vineyard.'

    29The son replied, 'I don’t want to.' But later, he changed his mind and went.

    30The man then went to the second son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.

  • Mark 5:37
    73%

    37He did not allow anyone to follow Him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.

  • John 13:36-37
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    36Simon Peter said to Him, 'Lord, where are You going?' Jesus answered, 'Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.'

    37'Lord,' Peter asked, 'why can't I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You!'

  • Luke 14:18-19
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    18But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’

    19Another said, ‘I have bought five pairs of oxen, and I am on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’

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    9As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. 'Follow me,' he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

  • Matt 19:21-22
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    21Jesus replied, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

    22When the young man heard this, he went away sorrowful, for he had great wealth.

  • Mark 8:34
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    34Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: 'Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow me.'

  • Luke 18:22
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    22When Jesus heard this, he said to him, 'You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'

  • Mark 10:21
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    21Jesus looked at him and loved him. 'One thing you lack,' he said. 'Go, sell everything you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'

  • Matt 10:37-38
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    37The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

    38And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.

  • Luke 5:28
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    28So Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.

  • Matt 9:19
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    19So Jesus got up and went with him, along with his disciples.

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    11Then He said, 'There was a man who had two sons.'

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    19And He said to them, 'Come, follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.'

  • Matt 4:22
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    22And immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.

  • Mark 10:17
    69%

    17As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to him, knelt down before him, and asked, 'Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?'

  • Mark 10:28-29
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    28Then Peter spoke up, 'We have left everything to follow you!'

    29Jesus said, 'Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left home, brothers, sisters, father, mother, wife, children, or fields for my sake and for the gospel,

  • Luke 14:33
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    33In the same way, any one of you who does not give up all his possessions cannot be my disciple.

  • Gen 50:5
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    5'My father made me swear, saying, “I am about to die. Bury me in the tomb I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.” Now, please let me go and bury my father, and I will return.'

  • Luke 18:29
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    29Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, no one who has left house, parents, brothers, wife, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God,

  • Luke 22:33
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    33But Peter replied, "Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death."

  • John 11:34
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    34'Where have you laid him?' he asked. 'Come and see, Lord,' they replied.

  • John 21:22
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    22Jesus said to him, 'If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!'

  • John 1:37
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    37The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.

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    13Someone from the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."

  • Mark 1:20
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    20Immediately, he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired workers and followed him.

  • John 8:21
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    21Then he said to them again, "I am going away, and you will look for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come."