Matthew 8:18-22

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The Cost of Following Jesus

¹⁸Now ^(A)when Jesus saw a crowd around him, ^(B)he gave orders to go over to the other side. ¹⁹^(C)And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” ²⁰And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” ²¹Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” ²²And Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave ^(D)the dead to bury their own dead.”

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Matthew 19:16-22

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The Rich Young Man

¹⁶^(A)And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to ^(B)have ^(C)eternal life?” ¹⁷And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. ^(D)If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” ¹⁸He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, ^(E)“You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, ¹⁹Honor your father and mother, and, ^(F)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” ²⁰The young man said to him, ^(G)“All these I have kept. What do I still lack?” ²¹Jesus said to him, “If you would be ^(H)perfect, go, ^(I)sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have ^(J)treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” ²²^(K)When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

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Mark 10:17-22

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The Rich Young Man

¹⁷^(A)And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and ^(B)knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to ^(C)inherit eternal life?” ¹⁸And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. ¹⁹You know the commandments: ^(D)‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’” ²⁰And he said to him, “Teacher, ^(E)all these I have kept from my youth.” ²¹And Jesus, ^(F)looking at him, ^(G)loved him, and said to him, “You lack one thing: go, ^(H)sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have ^(I)treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” ²²^(J)Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

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Luke 9:57-62

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The Cost of Following Jesus

⁵⁷As they were going ^(A)along the road, ^(B)someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” ⁵⁸And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” ⁵⁹To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” ⁶⁰And Jesus^[a] said to him, “Leave ^(C)the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and ^(D)proclaim the kingdom of God.” ⁶¹Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, ^(E)but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” ⁶²Jesus said to him, ^(F)“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

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Footnotes

Luke 9:60 Greek he

Luke 18:18-23

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The Rich Ruler

¹⁸^(A)And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to ^(B)inherit eternal life?” ¹⁹And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. ²⁰You know the commandments: ^(C)‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’” ²¹And he said, ^(D)“All these I have kept from my youth.” ²²When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. ^(E)Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have ^(F)treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” ²³^(G)But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.