Matthew 4:22
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22 Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
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Matthew 10:37
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37 “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me,(A)
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Luke 14:26
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26 “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple.(A)
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Luke 9:59-60
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59 To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”(A) 60 And Jesus[a] said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
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Mark 1:20
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20 Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
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Deuteronomy 33:9-10
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9 who said of his father and mother,
‘I regard them not’;
he ignored his kin
and did not acknowledge his children.
For they observed your word
and kept your covenant.(A)
10 They teach Jacob your ordinances
and Israel your law;
they place incense before you
and whole burnt offerings on your altar.(B)
2 Corinthians 5:16
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16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view;[a] even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view,[b] we no longer know him in that way.(A)
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Luke 14:33
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33 So therefore, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions.(A)
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