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A young man, wearing nothing but a linen garment, was following Jesus. When they seized him,
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Jesus Calls Levi and Eats With Sinners
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him,
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When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel.”
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The Cost of Following Jesus
As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”
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When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
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Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God.
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Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives
Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him.
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When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”
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Peter Disowns Jesus
Then seizing him, they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest. Peter followed at a distance.
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The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it.
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John’s Disciples Follow Jesus
The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
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When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
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Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?” They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
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Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus.
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Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael
The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.”
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Dispute Over Jesus’ Testimony
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
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Simon Peter asked him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus replied, “Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later.”
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Peter’s First Denial
Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Because this disciple was known to the high priest, he went with Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard,
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Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, “Follow me!”
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Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is going to betray you?”)
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Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.”
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If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished on the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed.
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For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
