19 Jesus said to them, "Follow me! I will teach you how to bring in people instead of fish." 20 Right then the two brothers dropped their nets and went with him.

9 As Jesus was leaving, he saw a tax collector* named Matthew sitting at the place for paying taxes. Jesus said to him, "Follow me." Matthew got up and went with him.

43,44 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. There he met Philip, who was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter. Jesus said to Philip, "Follow me."

57 Along the way someone said to Jesus, "I’ll follow you anywhere!"

58 Jesus said, "Foxes have dens, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man doesn’t have a place to call his own."

59 Jesus told someone else to come with him. But the man said, "Lord, let me wait until I bury my father."*

60 Jesus answered, "Let the dead take care of the dead, while you go and tell about God’s kingdom."

61 *Then someone said to Jesus, "I want to follow you, Lord, but first let me go back and take care of things at home."

62 Jesus answered, "Anyone who starts plowing and keeps looking back isn’t worth a thing to God’s kingdom!"

24 *Then Jesus said to his disciples:

If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross and follow me.

26 *You cannot be my disciple, unless you love me more than you love your father and mother, your wife and children, and your brothers and sisters. You cannot follow me unless you love me more than you love your own life.

27 *You cannot be my disciple unless you carry your own cross and follow me.

28 Peter replied, "Remember, we left everything to be your followers!"

29 Jesus told him:

You can be sure that anyone who gives up home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or land for me and for the good news 30 will be rewarded. In this world they will be given 100 times as many houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and pieces of land, though they will also be mistreated. And in the world to come, they will have eternal life. 31 *But many who are now first will be last, and many who are now last will be first.

12 *Once again Jesus spoke to the people. This time he said, "I am the light for the world! Follow me, and you won’t be walking in the dark. You will have the light that gives life."

26 If you serve me, you must go with me. My servants will be with me wherever I am. If you serve me, my Father will honor you.

21 After all, God chose you to suffer as you follow in the footsteps of Christ, who set an example by suffering for you.

22 *Christ did not sin

or ever tell a lie.

23 *Although he was abused,

he never tried to get even.

And when he suffered,

he made no threats.

Instead, he had faith in God,

who judges fairly.

15 Love should always make us tell the truth. Then we will grow in every way and be more like Christ, the head

4 I am the Lord your God, and you must obey my teachings.