Matthew 4:19
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19 Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and (A)I will make you fishers of men.”
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Mark 1:17-18
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17 Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become (A)fishers of men.” 18 (B)They immediately left their nets and followed Him.
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John 12:26
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26 If anyone serves Me, let him (A)follow Me; and (B)where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.
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Matthew 16:24
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Take Up the Cross and Follow Him(A)
24 (B)Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and (C)follow Me.
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Luke 9:59
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59 (A)Then He said to another, “Follow Me.”
But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”
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John 21:22
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22 Jesus said to him, “If I [a]will that he remain (A)till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.”
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- John 21:22 desire
John 1:43
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Philip and Nathanael
43 The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found (A)Philip and said to him, “Follow Me.”
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Luke 5:27
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Matthew the Tax Collector(A)
27 (B)After these things He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, (C)“Follow Me.”
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Mark 2:14
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14 (A)As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, (B)“Follow Me.” So he arose and (C)followed Him.
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Matthew 19:21
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21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, (A)go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
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1 Corinthians 9:20-22
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20 and (A)to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the [a]law, that I might win those who are under the law; 21 (B)to (C)those who are without law, as without law (D)(not being without [b]law toward God, but under [c]law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law; 22 (E)to the weak I became [d]as weak, that I might win the weak. (F)I have become all things to all men, (G)that I might by all means save some.
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- 1 Corinthians 9:20 NU adds though not being myself under the law
- 1 Corinthians 9:21 NU God’s law
- 1 Corinthians 9:21 NU Christ’s law
- 1 Corinthians 9:22 NU omits as
Luke 5:10-11
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10 and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid. (A)From now on you will catch men.” 11 So when they had brought their boats to land, (B)they [a]forsook all and followed Him.
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- Luke 5:11 left behind
Ezekiel 47:9-10
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9 And it shall be that every living thing that moves, wherever [a]the rivers go, will live. There will be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters go there; for they will be healed, and everything will live wherever the river goes. 10 It shall be that fishermen will stand by it from En Gedi to En Eglaim; they will be places for spreading their nets. Their fish will be of the same kinds as the fish (A)of the Great Sea, exceedingly many.
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- Ezekiel 47:9 Lit. two rivers
Matthew 9:9
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Matthew the Tax Collector(A)
9 (B)As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.
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Matthew 8:22
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22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
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2 Corinthians 12:16
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16 But be that as it may, (A)I did not burden you. Nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you by cunning!
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