Matthew 8:22
But Jesus said to him,“Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
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- John 1:43 : 43 The Calling of More Disciples On the next day Jesus wanted to set out for Galilee. He found Philip and said to him,“Follow me.”
- Eph 5:14 : 14 For everything made visible is light, and for this reason it says:“Awake, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you!”
- Col 2:13 : 13 And even though you were dead in your transgressions and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he nevertheless made you alive with him, having forgiven all your transgressions.
- Eph 2:1 : 1 New Life Individually And although you were dead in your offenses and sins,
- Eph 2:5 : 5 even though we were dead in offenses, made us alive together with Christ– by grace you are saved!–
- 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.
- Luke 15:32 : 32 It was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.’”
- 1 Tim 5:6 : 6 But the one who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.
- Matt 4:18-22 : 18 The Call of the Disciples As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon(called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea(for they were fishermen). 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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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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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.”
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.”
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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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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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23Stilling of a Storm As he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.
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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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28And he got up and followed him, leaving everything behind.
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22They immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.
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25Counting the Cost Now large crowds were accompanying Jesus, and turning to them he said,
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18Restoration and Healing As he was saying these things, a leader came, bowed low before him, and said,“My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live.”
19Jesus and his disciples got up and followed him.
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14Then he came up and touched the bier, and those who carried it stood still. He said,“Young man, I say to you, get up!”
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12Then John’s disciples came and took the body and buried it and went and told Jesus.
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38And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
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19He said to them,“Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people!”
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22So the Jewish leaders began to say,“Perhaps he is going to kill himself, because he says,‘Where I am going you cannot come.’”
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37He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.
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11So when they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.
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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.”
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28Peter began to speak to him,“Look, we have left everything to follow you!”
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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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52Now they were all wailing and mourning for her, but he said,“Stop your weeping; she is not dead but asleep!”
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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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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.”
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28And Peter said,“Look, we have left everything we own to follow you!
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43The Calling of More Disciples On the next day Jesus wanted to set out for Galilee. He found Philip and said to him,“Follow me.”
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49While he was still speaking, someone from the synagogue leader’s house came and said,“Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the teacher any longer.”
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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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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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36Simon and his companions searched for him.
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16So Thomas(called Didymus) said to his fellow disciples,“Let us go too, so that we may die with him.”
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14Leave them! They are blind guides. If someone who is blind leads another who is blind, both will fall into a pit.”