Luke 9:59

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Jesus said to another man, “Follow me!” But the man said, “Lord, let me go and bury my father first.”

Cross References

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to his followers, “If any of you want to be my follower, you must stop thinking about yourself and what you want. You must be willing to carry the cross that is given to you for following me.

Matthew 6:33

What you should want most is God’s kingdom and doing what he wants you to do. Then he will give you all these other things you need.

1 Kings 19:20

Elisha immediately left his oxen and ran after Elijah. Elisha said, “Let me kiss my mother and father goodbye. Then I will follow you.” Elijah answered, “You can do that. I will not stop you.”

Haggai 1:2

This is what the Lord All-Powerful said, “The people say it is not yet the right time to build the Lord’s Temple.”

Matthew 9:9

When Jesus was leaving, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the place for collecting taxes. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” So he got up and followed Jesus.

Luke 9:60

But Jesus said to him, “Let the people who are dead bury their own dead. You must go and tell about God’s kingdom.”