1 Kings 19:20
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20 Elisha left the oxen standing there, ran after Elijah, and said to him, “First let me go and kiss my father and mother good-bye, and then I will go with you!”
Elijah replied, “Go on back, but think about what I have done to you.”
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Matthew 8:21-22
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21 Another of his disciples said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.”
22 But Jesus told him, “Follow me now. Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead.[a]”
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- 8:22 Greek Let the dead bury their own dead.
Luke 9:61-62
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61 Another said, “Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family.”
62 But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.”
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Acts 20:37
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37 They all cried as they embraced and kissed him good-bye.
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Matthew 19:27
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27 Then Peter said to him, “We’ve given up everything to follow you. What will we get?”
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Matthew 9:9
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Jesus Calls Matthew
9 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him.
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Matthew 4:22
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22 They immediately followed him, leaving the boat and their father behind.
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Matthew 4:20
New Living Translation
20 And they left their nets at once and followed him.
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