Verse 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?”

Referenced Verses

• 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.”
• Luke 9:61-62 : 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.”
• Acts 20:37 : 37 They all began to weep loudly, and hugged Paul and kissed him,
• 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 19:27 : 27 Then Peter said to him,“Look, we have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?”
• Matt 4:20 : 20 They left their nets immediately and followed him.
• Matt 4:22 : 22 They immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.