Luke 9:57-62 (NASB)
57 As they were going on the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go.”
58 And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
59 And He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”
58 And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
59 And He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”
60 But He said to him, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God.”
61 Another also said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say goodbye to those at my home.”
62 But Jesus said to him, “No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”
Luke 9:57-58 (NASB)
57 As they were going on the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go.”
58 And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
58 And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
John 10:27-28 (NASB)
27 My sheep listen to My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;
28 and I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.
28 and I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.
Matthew 4:19 (NASB)
19 And He *said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of people.”
Luke 9:23 (NASB)
23 And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
Luke 9:59 (NASB)
59 And He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”
Luke 9:59-60 (NASB)
59 And He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”
60 But He said to him, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God.”
60 But He said to him, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God.”
John 6:44 (NASB)
44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.
Luke 9:59 (NASB)
59 And He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”
Luke 9:60 (NASB)
60 But He said to him, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God.”
Luke 14:26-35 (NASB)
26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.
27 Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
28 For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
27 Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
28 For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who are watching it will begin to ridicule him,
30 saying, ‘This person began to build, and was not able to finish!’
31 Or what king, when he sets out to meet another king in battle, will not first sit down and consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to face the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
32 Otherwise, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and requests terms of peace.
33 So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions.
34 “Therefore, salt is good; but if even salt has become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?
30 saying, ‘This person began to build, and was not able to finish!’
31 Or what king, when he sets out to meet another king in battle, will not first sit down and consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to face the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
32 Otherwise, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and requests terms of peace.
33 So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions.
34 “Therefore, salt is good; but if even salt has become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?
35 It is useless either for the soil or the manure pile, so it is thrown out. The one who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Luke 9:61-62 (NASB)
61 Another also said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say goodbye to those at my home.”
62 But Jesus said to him, “No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”
62 But Jesus said to him, “No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”
Mark 12:30 (NASB)
30 and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’
Revelation 2:4 (NASB)
4 But I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
James 4:4 (NASB)
4 You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
Luke 9:62 (NASB)
62 But Jesus said to him, “No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”