Luke 9:57
Challenging Professed Followers As they were walking along the road, someone said to him,“I will follow you wherever you go.”
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- Exod 19:8 : 8 and all the people answered together,“All that the LORD has commanded we will do!” So Moses brought the words of the people back to the LORD.
- Matt 8:19-22 : 19 Then an expert in the law came to him and said,“Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” 20 Jesus said to him,“Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” 21 Another of the disciples said to him,“Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 22 But Jesus said to him,“Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
- Luke 9:51 : 51 Rejection in Samaria Now when the days drew near for him to be taken up, Jesus set out resolutely to go to Jerusalem.
- Luke 9:57-60 : 57 Challenging Professed Followers As they were walking along the road, someone said to him,“I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 Jesus said to him,“Foxes have dens and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” 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.”
- John 13:37 : 37 Peter said to him,“Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!”
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- Matt 8:19-235 verses87%
19Then an expert in the law came to him and said,“Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
20Jesus said to him,“Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
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.
- Luke 9:58-625 verses81%
58Jesus said to him,“Foxes have dens and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
59Jesus said to another,“Follow me.” But he replied,“Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
60But Jesus said to him,“Let the dead bury their own dead, but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
61Yet another said,“I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to my family.”
62Jesus said to him,“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
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9The 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.
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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.
- John 13:36-372 verses77%
36Simon Peter said to him,“Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied,“Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later.”
37Peter said to him,“Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!”
- John 1:37-382 verses77%
37When John’s two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
38Jesus turned around and saw them following and said to them,“What do you want?” So they said to him,“Rabbi”(which is translated Teacher),“where are you staying?”
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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.
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27The Call of Levi; Eating with Sinners After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him.
28And he got up and followed him, leaving everything behind.
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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.”
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36Simon and his companions searched for him.
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11So when they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.
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29Two Blind Men Healed As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed them.
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25Counting the Cost Now large crowds were accompanying Jesus, and turning to them he said,
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56and they went on to another village.
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28Peter began to speak to him,“Look, we have left everything to follow you!”
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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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19Jesus and his disciples got up and followed him.
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33But Peter said to him,“Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death!”
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19He said to them,“Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people!”
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27Then Peter said to him,“Look, we have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?”
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28And Peter said,“Look, we have left everything we own to follow you!
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17The Rich Man Now as Jesus was starting out on his way, someone ran up to him, fell on his knees, and said,“Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
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37He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.
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37Healing a Boy with an Unclean Spirit Now on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.
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38He replied,“Let us go elsewhere, into the surrounding villages, so that I can preach there too. For that is what I came out here to do.”
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52Jesus said to him,“Go, your faith has healed you.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the road.
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51Rejection in Samaria Now when the days drew near for him to be taken up, Jesus set out resolutely to go to Jerusalem.
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17Jesus said to them,“Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people!”
18They left their nets immediately and followed him.
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21Jesus said to him,“If you wish to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
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37They told him,“Jesus the Nazarene is passing by.”
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14As 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.
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11The Grateful Leper Now on the way to Jerusalem, Jesus was passing along between Samaria and Galilee.
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67So Jesus said to the twelve,“You don’t want to go away too, do you?”
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27Healing the Blind and Mute As Jesus went on from there, two blind men began to follow him, shouting,“Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
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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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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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22When Jesus heard this, he said to him,“One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
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28The Triumphal Entry After Jesus had said this, he continued on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.