Matthew 4:19
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19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you (A)fishers of men.”[a]
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- Matthew 4:19 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women
Mark 1:17-18
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17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become (A)fishers of men.”[a] 18 And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
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- Mark 1:17 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women
John 12:26
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26 If anyone serves me, he must (A)follow me; and (B)where I am, there will my servant be also. (C)If anyone serves me, (D)the Father will honor him.
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Matthew 16:24
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Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus
24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him (A)deny himself and (B)take up his cross and follow me.
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John 1:43
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Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael
43 (A)The next day Jesus decided (B)to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”
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Luke 9:59
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59 To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”
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John 21:22
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22 Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain (A)until (B)I come, what is that to you? (C)You follow me!”
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Luke 5:27
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Jesus Calls Levi
27 (A)After this he went out and saw (B)a tax collector named (C)Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.”
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Mark 2:14
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14 (A)And as he passed by, he saw (B)Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.
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Matthew 19:21
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21 Jesus said to him, “If you would be (A)perfect, go, (B)sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have (C)treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
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1 Corinthians 9:20-22
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20 (A)To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law. 21 To (B)those outside the law I became (C)as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but (D)under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law. 22 (E)To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. (F)I have become all things to all people, that (G)by all means I might save some.
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Luke 5:10-11
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10 and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”[a] 11 And when they had brought their boats to land, (A)they left everything and followed him.
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- Luke 5:10 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women
Ezekiel 47:9-10
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9 And wherever the river goes,[a] every living creature that swarms will live, and there will be very many fish. For this water goes there, that the waters of the sea[b] may become fresh; so everything will live where the river goes. 10 Fishermen will stand beside the sea. From (A)Engedi to (B)Eneglaim it will be a place for the spreading of nets. Its fish will be of very many kinds, like the fish of (C)the Great Sea.[c]
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- Ezekiel 47:9 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, Targum; Hebrew the two rivers go
- Ezekiel 47:9 Hebrew lacks the waters of the sea
- Ezekiel 47:10 That is, the Mediterranean Sea; also verses 15, 19, 20
Matthew 9:9
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Jesus Calls Matthew
9 (A)As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called (B)Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.
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Matthew 8:22
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22 And Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave (A)the dead to bury their own dead.”
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2 Corinthians 12:16
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16 But granting that (A)I myself did not burden you, I was crafty, you say, and got the better of you by deceit.
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