So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, "Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you." "Go on back," Elijah replied, "for what have I done to you?" Cross References Matthew 8:21 Another of His disciples requested, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." Matthew 8:22 But Jesus told him, "Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead." Luke 9:61 Still another said, "I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family." Luke 9:62 Then Jesus declared, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God." Acts 20:37 They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him. Treasury of Scripture And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray you, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you. And he said to him, Go back again: for what have I done to you? he left Matthew 4:20,22 Matthew 9:9 Matthew 19:27 Let me, I pray Matthew 8:21,22 Luke 9:61,62 Acts 20:37 Go back again [heb] Go, return |