Luke 14:25
Counting the Cost Now large crowds were accompanying Jesus, and turning to them he said,
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- Luke 12:1 : 1 Fear God, Not People Meanwhile, when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples,“Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
- John 6:24-27 : 24 So when the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus. 25 Jesus’ Discourse About the Bread of Life When they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him,“Rabbi, when did you get here?” 26 Jesus replied,“I tell you the solemn truth, you are looking for me not because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate all the loaves of bread you wanted. 27 Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life– the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”
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26“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
27Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
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34Following Jesus Then Jesus called the crowd, along with his disciples, and said to them,“If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
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24Then Jesus said to his disciples,“If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
25For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will find it.
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33In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.
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23A Call to Discipleship Then he said to them all,“If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.
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29Two Blind Men Healed As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed them.
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37“Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever 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.
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2Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
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66Peter’s Confession After this many of his disciples quit following him and did not accompany him any longer.
67So Jesus said to the twelve,“You don’t want to go away too, do you?”
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7Crowds by the Sea Then Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him. And from Judea,
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28Peter began to speak to him,“Look, we have left everything to follow you!”
29Jesus said,“I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the gospel
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17Third Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve aside privately and said to them on the way,
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29Then Jesus said to them,“I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of God’s kingdom
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57Challenging Professed Followers As they were walking along the road, someone said to him,“I will follow you wherever you go.”
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16But Jesus said to him,“A man once gave a great banquet and invited many guests.
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22Walking on Water Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dispersed the crowds.
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25And large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan River.
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24Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around him.
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18Challenging Professed Followers Now when Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he gave orders to go to the other side of the lake.
19Then an expert in the law came to him and said,“Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
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37He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.
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24For I tell you, not one of those individuals who were invited will taste my banquet!’”
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1Seven Woes Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,
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28And he got up and followed him, leaving everything behind.
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10True Defilement Then he called the crowd to him and said,“Listen and understand.
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36Simon and his companions searched for him.
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2And such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat to sit while the whole crowd stood on the shore.
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28The Triumphal Entry After Jesus had said this, he continued on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
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9Because of the crowd, he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him so the crowd would not press toward him.
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14The Disciples’ Failure to Heal When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and experts in the law arguing with them.
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61Yet another said,“I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to my family.”
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30Then large crowds came to him bringing with them the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he healed them.
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59Jesus said to another,“Follow me.” But he replied,“Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
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32Third Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection They were on the way, going up to Jerusalem. Jesus was going ahead of them, and they were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them what was going to happen to him.
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21Another of the disciples said to him,“Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”
22But Jesus said to him,“Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
23Stilling of a Storm As he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.
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20Jesus and Beelzebul Now Jesus went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat.
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1Cleansing a Leper After he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.
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25The one who loves his life destroys it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards it for eternal life.
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14As he got out he saw the large crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
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13The Call of Levi; Eating with Sinners Jesus went out again by the sea. The whole crowd came to him, and he taught them.
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29And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
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33The disciples said to him,“Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?”