1 Kings 19:20

New English Translation

He left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, then I will follow you.” Elijah said to him, “Go back! Indeed, what have I done to you?”

Cross References

Genesis 31:28

You didn’t even allow me to kiss my daughters and my grandchildren good-bye. You have acted foolishly!

Matthew 19:27

Then Peter said to him, “Look, we have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?”

Matthew 4:20

They left their nets immediately and followed him.

Matthew 4:22

They immediately left the boat and their father and followed him.

Matthew 9:9

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow me,” he said to him. And he got up and followed him.

Acts 20:37

They all began to weep loudly, and hugged Paul and kissed him,