In the same way,” concluded Jesus, “none of you can be my disciple unless you give up everything you have.
“Those who come to me cannot be my disciples unless they love me more than they love father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and themselves as well.
If he isn't, he will send messengers to meet the other king to ask for terms of peace while he is still a long way off.
They pulled the boats up on the beach, left everything, and followed Jesus.
Levi got up, left everything, and followed him.
Demas fell in love with this present world and has deserted me, going off to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
He reckoned that to suffer scorn for the Messiah was worth far more than all the treasures of Egypt, for he kept his eyes on the future reward.