Luke 9:59
Jesus said to another,“Follow me.” But he replied,“Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
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- Matt 6:33 : 33 But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
- Matt 8:21-22 : 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.”
- Matt 9:9 : 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.
- Matt 16:24 : 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples,“If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
- 1 Kgs 19:20 : 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?”
- Hag 1:2 : 2 The Indifference of the People This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has said:“These people have said,‘The time for rebuilding the LORD’s temple has not yet come.’”
- Matt 4:19-22 : 19 He said to them,“Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people!” 20 They left their nets immediately and followed him. 21 Going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Then he called them. 22 They immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.
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- Matt 8:19-224 verses93%
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.”
- Luke 9:60-623 verses88%
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.”
- Luke 9:57-582 verses80%
57Challenging Professed Followers As they were walking along the road, someone said to him,“I will follow you wherever you go.”
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.”
- Luke 9:22-232 verses73%
22saying,“The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.”
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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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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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.”
- Luke 14:25-273 verses73%
25Counting the Cost Now large crowds were accompanying Jesus, and turning to them he said,
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.
- Matt 21:28-303 verses73%
28The Parable of the Two Sons“What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said,‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’
29The boy answered,‘I will not.’ But later he had a change of heart and went.
30The father went to the other son and said the same thing. This boy answered,‘I will, sir,’ but did not go.
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37He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.
- John 13:36-372 verses72%
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!”
- Luke 14:18-192 verses72%
18But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first said to him,‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please excuse me.’
19Another said,‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going out to examine them. Please excuse me.’
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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.
- Matt 19:21-222 verses71%
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.”
22But when the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he was very rich.
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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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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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21As Jesus looked at him, he felt love for him and said,“You lack one thing. Go, sell whatever you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
- Matt 10:37-382 verses70%
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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28And he got up and followed him, leaving everything behind.
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19Jesus and his disciples got up and followed him.
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11The Parable of the Compassionate Father Then Jesus said,“A man had two sons.
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19He said to them,“Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people!”
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22They immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.
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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?”
- Mark 10:28-292 verses69%
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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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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5‘My father made me swear an oath. He said,“I am about to die. Bury me in my tomb that I dug for myself there in the land of Canaan.” Now let me go and bury my father; then I will return.’”
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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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33But Peter said to him,“Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death!”
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34He asked,“Where have you laid him?” They replied,“Lord, come and see.”
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22Jesus replied,“If I want him to live until I come back, what concern is that of yours? You follow me!”
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37When John’s two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
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13The Parable of the Rich Landowner Then someone from the crowd said to him,“Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
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20Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
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21Where Jesus Came From and Where He is Going Then Jesus said to them again,“I am going away, and you will look for me but will die in your sin. Where I am going you cannot come.”