But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
Elisha left the oxen, ran to follow Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” he replied, “for what have I done to you? ”
“Lord,” another of His disciples said, “first let me go bury my father.”
As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office, and He said to him, “Follow Me! ” So he got up and followed Him.
Then, moving on, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, and He said to him, “Follow Me! ” So he got up and followed Him.
because this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found! ’ So they began to celebrate.
But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ ”
Then He said to another, “Follow Me.” “Lord,” he said, “first let me go bury my father.”
But He told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and spread the news of the kingdom of God.”
The next day He decided to leave for Galilee. Jesus found Philip and told him, “Follow Me! ”
He said this to signify by what kind of death he would glorify God. After saying this, He told him, “Follow Me! ”
“If I want him to remain until I come,” Jesus answered, “what is that to you? As for you, follow Me.”
And you were dead in your trespasses and sins
made us alive with the Messiah even though we were dead in trespasses. You are saved by grace!
for what makes everything clear is light. Therefore it is said: Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead, and the Messiah will shine on you.
And when you were dead in trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive with Him and forgave us all our trespasses.
however, she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives.