Luke 9:59-62
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59 He said to another man, “Follow me.”(A)
But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”(B)
61 Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.”(C)
62 Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”
Matthew 16:24
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24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.(A)
Hebrews 10:9-10
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9 Then he said, “Here I am, I have come to do your will.”(A) He sets aside the first to establish the second. 10 And by that will, we have been made holy(B) through the sacrifice of the body(C) of Jesus Christ once for all.(D)
1 Peter 2:21
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21 To this(A) you were called,(B) because Christ suffered for you,(C) leaving you an example,(D) that you should follow in his steps.
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