Verse 20

And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and [then] I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 8:21-22 : 21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 22 But Jesus said unto him, ‹Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.›
  • Luke 9:61-62 : 61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. 62 And Jesus said unto him, ‹No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.›
  • Acts 20:37 : 37 And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,
  • Matt 9:9 : 9 ¶ And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, ‹Follow me.› And he arose, and followed him.
  • Matt 19:27 : 27 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?
  • Matt 4:20 : 20 And they straightway left [their] nets, and followed him.
  • Matt 4:22 : 22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.