Verse 20

He left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, "Let me please kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you." He said to him, "Go back again; for what have I done to you?"

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 8:21-22 : 21 Another of his disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father." 22 But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
  • Luke 9:61-62 : 61 Another also said, "I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say good-bye to those who are at my house." 62 But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God."
  • Acts 20:37 : 37 They all wept a lot, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him,
  • Matt 9:9 : 9 As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, "Follow me." He got up and followed him.
  • Matt 19:27 : 27 Then Peter answered, "Behold, we have left everything, and followed you. What then will we have?"
  • Matt 4:20 : 20 They immediately left their nets and followed him.
  • Matt 4:22 : 22 They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.