¹⁹ And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you ^(A)fishers of men.”^[a]

²² And Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave ^(A)the dead to bury their own dead.”

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.

³⁸ And ^(A)whoever does not take his cross and ^(B)follow me is not worthy of me.

¹⁴ And they said, “Some say ^(A)John the Baptist, others say ^(B)Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

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.”

¹⁷ And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become ^(A)fishers of men.”^[a]

^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.

³⁴ And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him ^(A)deny himself and ^(B)take up his cross and follow me.

²¹ And Jesus, ^(A)looking at him, ^(B)loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, ^(C)sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have ^(D)treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”