- we have forsaken:
- "Andª they¹ straightwayª leftª° [their] nets,ª and followedª° him.ª ... Andª they immediately² leftª°¹ the¹ shipª andª their²¹ father,ª and¹ followedª° him.ª" {Mtt 4:20-22} + "And¹ as² Jesusª passed forthª° from thence,ª he sawª° a man,ª namedª° Matthew,ª sittingª° atª the¹ receipt of custom:ª andª he saithª° unto him,ª Followª° me.² Andª he¹ arose,ª° and followedª° him.ª" {Mtt 9:9} + "Who saidª° unto his fatherª and to his mother,ª I have not¹ seenª° him; neither¹ did he acknowledgeª° his brethren,ª nor¹ knewª° his own children:ª for¹ they have observedª° thy word,ª and keptª° thy covenant.ª" {Deu 33:9} + "Andª Jesusª saidª° unto them,ª Come¹ ye²° afterª me,ª andª I will makeª° youª to becomeª° fishersª of men.ª ... Andª straightwayª he calledª° them:ª andª they leftª° their²¹ fatherª Zebedeeª inª the¹ shipª withª the¹ hired servants,ª and¹ wentª° afterª him.ª" {Mrk 1:17-20} + "Andª as he passed by,ª° he sawª° Leviª the¹ [son] of Alphaeusª sittingª° atª the¹ receipt of custom,ª andª saidª° unto him,ª Followª° me.ª Andª he aroseª° and followedª° him.ª" {Mrk 2:14} + "Thenª Peterª beganª° to sayª° unto him,ª Lo,ª° weª have leftª° all,ª andª have followedª° thee.ª" {Mrk 10:28} + "Andª when they had broughtª° their shipsª toª land,ª they forsookª° all,ª and followedª° him.ª" {Lke 5:11} + "Andª afterª these thingsª he went forth,ª° andª sawª° a publican,ª namedª Levi,ª sittingª° atª the¹ receipt of custom:ª andª he saidª° unto him,ª Followª° me.ª ... Andª he leftª° all,ª rose up,ª° and followedª° him.ª" {Lke 5:27-28} + "So²¹ likewise,²¹ whosoeverª he be ofª youª thatª forsakethª° notª allª that he hath,ªª° he cannotªª° beª° myª disciple.ª" {Lke 14:33} + "Thenª Peterª said,ª° Lo,ª° weª have leftª° all,ª andª followedª° thee.ª" {Lke 18:28} + "Yeaª doubtless,ª andª I countª° all thingsª [but]¹ lossª forª²° the¹ excellencyª° of the¹ knowledgeª of Christª Jesusª myª Lord:ª forª whomª I have suffered the lossª° of all things,ª andª do countª° themª° [but] dung,ª thatª I may winª° Christ,ª" {Php 3:8}
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