Elisha stopped plowing and ran after him. “Let me kiss my parents goodbye, then I'll go with you,” he said. “You can go,” Elijah said. “But remember what I've done for you.”
that the Lord All-Powerful had said to them and to the people: You say this isn't the right time to build a temple for me. But is it right for you to live in expensive houses, while my temple is a pile of ruins? Just look at what's happening.
As Jesus was leaving, he saw a tax collector named Matthew sitting at the place for paying taxes. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” Matthew got up and went with him.