Elisha then left his oxen and ran after Elijah.“ Let me kiss my father and mother goodbye,” he said,“ and then I will come with you.”“ Go back,” Elijah replied.“ What have I done to you?”

以利沙就离开牛，跑到以利亚那里，说：“求你容我先与父母亲嘴，然后我便跟随你。”以利亚对他说：“你回去吧，我向你做了什么呢？”

以利沙就离开牛，跑到以利亚那里，说：“请你让我先与父母吻别，然后我就跟随你。”以利亚对他说：“因我对你所做的事，你去吧，然后回来。”

以利沙就离开牛，跑到以利亚那里，说：“请你让我先与父母吻别，然后我就跟随你。”以利亚对他说：“因我对你所做的事，你去吧，然后回来。”

以利沙就撇下牛，追上以利亚说：“请你让我先回去与父母亲吻道别，再跟你走吧。”以利亚说：“你回去吧，别忘了我刚才对你做的事。”

以利沙就撇下那些牛，跑在以利亚的后面，说：“请你允许我与父母亲吻别，然后我就跟随你。”以利亚对他说：“你回去吧！我向你作了什么呢？”

以利沙就離開牛，跑到以利亞那裏，說：「求你容我先與父母親嘴，然後我便跟隨你。」以利亞對他說：「你回去吧，我向你做了甚麼呢？」

以利沙就離開牛，跑到以利亞那裏，說：「請你讓我先與父母吻別，然後我就跟隨你。」以利亞對他說：「因我對你所做的事，你去吧，然後回來。」

以利沙就離開牛，跑到以利亞那裏，說：「請你讓我先與父母吻別，然後我就跟隨你。」以利亞對他說：「因我對你所做的事，你去吧，然後回來。」

以利沙就撇下牛，追上以利亞說：「請你讓我先回去與父母親吻道別，再跟你走吧。」以利亞說：「你回去吧，別忘了我剛才對你做的事。」

以利沙就撇下那些牛，跑在以利亞的後面，說：“請你允許我與父母親吻別，然後我就跟隨你。”以利亞對他說：“你回去吧！我向你作了甚麼呢？”

以利沙就撇下那些牛，跑去追上以利亞，說：『請容我先和父母親嘴，然後我便來跟隨你。』以利亞對他說：『你去吧，可要回來；因為我向你作了甚麼、你總要記得。』

乃棄牛、趨於以利亞後、曰、請容我與父母接吻、後必從爾、曰、歸哉、我於爾何為乎、

以利沙棄牛、趨於以利亞後、曰、容我與父母接吻、而後相從。曰、歸哉、但憶我與爾所為。

以利沙棄牛、趨而從以利亞曰、求爾容我與父母作別、作別原文作接吻而後我必從爾、以利亞謂之曰、爾歸、我於爾何所為哉、或作爾可歸但當思念我向爾所為者

Then Elisha left his oxen. He ran after Elijah.“ Let me kiss my father and mother goodbye,” he said.“ Then I’ll come with you.”“ Go back,” Elijah replied.“ What have I done to you?”

And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said,“ Let me 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?”

Elisha left the oxen standing there, ran after Elijah, and said to him,“ First let me go and kiss my father and mother good bye, and then I will go with you!” Elijah replied,“ Go on back, but think about what I have done to you.”

Elisha left the oxen, ran to follow Elijah, and said,“ Please let me kiss my father and mother, and then I will follow you.”“ Go on back,” he replied,“ for what have I done to you?”

Then he left the oxen behind and ran after Elijah, and said,“ Please let me kiss my father and my mother, then I will follow you.” And he said to him,“ Go back, for what have I done to you?”

And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said,“ Please let me 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?”

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?

Elisha left the oxen, ran to follow Elijah, and said,“ Please let me kiss my father and mother, and then I will follow you.”“ Go on back,” he replied,“ for what have I done to you?”

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?

He left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said,“ Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, then I will follow you.” Elijah said to him,“ Go back! Indeed, what have I done to you?”

Elisha left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said,“ Let me please kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” He said to him,“ Go back again; for what have I done to you?”

Another disciple said to him,“ Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”But Jesus told him,“ Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

Still another said,“ I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.”Jesus replied,“ No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”

They all wept as they embraced him and kissed him.

Peter answered him,“ We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?”

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth.“ Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.

and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.

At once they left their nets and followed him.