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1Ki 19:20 — And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and [then] I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

he left		Mat 4:20,22; Mat 9:9; Mat 19:27
Let me, I pray		Mat 8:21,22; Luk 9:61,62; Act 20:37
Go back again		Heb. Go, return.

Correlating Passages

he left

	Mat 4:20	And they straightway left [their] nets, and followed him.
	Mat 4:22	And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
	Mat 9:9	And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
	Mat 19:27	Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?

Let me, I pray

	Mat 8:21	And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
	Mat 8:22	But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
	Luk 9:61	And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
	Luk 9:62	And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
	Act 20:37	And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,

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Scott, Thomas. "1 Kings 19:20," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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