Luke 5:28
And he got up and followed him, leaving everything behind.
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- Luke 5:11 : 11 So when they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.
- Luke 9:59-62 : 59 Jesus said to another,“Follow me.” But he replied,“Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” 60 But Jesus said to him,“Let the dead bury their own dead, but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” 61 Yet another said,“I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to my family.” 62 Jesus said to him,“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
- 1 Kgs 19:19-21 : 19 Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve pairs of oxen; he was near the twelfth pair. Elijah passed by him and threw his robe over him. 20 He left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said,“Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, then I will follow you.” Elijah said to him,“Go back! Indeed, what have I done to you?” 21 Elisha went back and took his pair of oxen and slaughtered them. He cooked the meat over a fire that he made by burning the harness and yoke. He gave the people meat and they ate. Then he got up and followed Elijah and became his assistant.
- Matt 19:22-27 : 22 But when the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he was very rich. 23 Then Jesus said to his disciples,“I tell you the truth, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven! 24 Again I say, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God.” 25 The disciples were greatly astonished when they heard this and said,“Then who can be saved?” 26 Jesus looked at them and replied,“This is impossible for mere humans, but for God all things are possible.” 27 Then Peter said to him,“Look, we have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?”
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25 Immediately he stood up before them, picked up the stretcher he had been lying on, and went home, glorifying God.
26 Then astonishment seized them all, and they glorified God. They were filled with awe, saying,“We have seen incredible things today.”
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11 So when they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.
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13 The Call of Levi; Eating with Sinners Jesus went out again by the sea. The whole crowd came to him, and he taught them.
14 As he went along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him. And he got up and followed him.
15 As Jesus was having a meal in Levi’s home, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.
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9 The Call of Matthew; Eating with Sinners As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him. So he got up and followed him.
10 As Jesus was having a meal in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples.
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20 They left their nets immediately and followed him.
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28 And Peter said,“Look, we have left everything we own to follow you!
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28 Peter began to speak to him,“Look, we have left everything to follow you!”
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22 They immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.
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36 Simon and his companions searched for him.
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25 Counting the Cost Now large crowds were accompanying Jesus, and turning to them he said,
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21 The man replied,“I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws since my youth.”
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19 Jesus and his disciples got up and followed him.
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22 But Jesus said to him,“Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
23 Stilling of a Storm As he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.
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2 Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
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20 The man said to him,“Teacher, I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws since my youth.”
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33 In 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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50 Then all the disciples left him and fled.
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52 Jesus said to him,“Go, your faith has healed you.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the road.
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20 So he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him, and all were amazed.
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61 Yet another said,“I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to my family.”
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19 (Now Jesus said this to indicate clearly by what kind of death Peter was going to glorify God.) After he said this, Jesus told Peter,“Follow me.”