28 And (A)leaving everything, he rose and followed him.

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11 And when they had brought their boats to land, (A)they left everything and followed him.

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59 To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 60 And Jesus[a] said to him, “Leave (A)the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and (B)proclaim the kingdom of God.” 61 Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, (C)but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” 62 Jesus said to him, (D)“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

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Footnotes

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22 (A)When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

23 And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, (B)only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 (C)Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter (D)the kingdom of God.” 25 When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?” 26 But Jesus (E)looked at them and said, (F)“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” 27 Then Peter said in reply, “See, (G)we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?”

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The Call of Elisha

19 So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen in front of him, and he was with the twelfth. Elijah passed by him and cast (A)his cloak upon him. 20 And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, (B)“Let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” And he said to him, “Go back again, for what have I done to you?” 21 And he returned from following him and took the yoke of oxen and sacrificed them and boiled their flesh (C)with the yokes of the oxen and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and went after Elijah and assisted him.

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