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“Follow me,” he ordered, “for the Lord has given Moab, your enemy, into your hands.” So they followed him down and took possession of the fords of the Jordan that led to Moab; they allowed no one to cross over.
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Elisha told them, “This is not the road and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will lead you to the man you are looking for.” And he led them to Samaria.
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Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
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“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
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But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
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The Calling of Matthew
As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.
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Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
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Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
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Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
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“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
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As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him.
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The Way of the Cross
Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
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Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
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Jesus Calls Levi and Eats With Sinners
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him,
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Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.
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He said to another man, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
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And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
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When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
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Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael
The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.”
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My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
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Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.
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Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, “Follow me!”
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Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.”
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Then the angel said to him, “Put on your clothes and sandals.” And Peter did so. “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me,” the angel told him.
