But Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, “You lack one thing — go, sell whatever you have and give the money to the poor; then you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow (akolouthei | ἀκολούθει | pres act imperative 2 sg) me.”
John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he (ēkolouthei | ἠκολούθει | imperf act ind 3 sg) was (ēkolouthei | ἠκολούθει | imperf act ind 3 sg) not following (ēkolouthei | ἠκολούθει | imperf act ind 3 sg) us.”
When he had called the crowd with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone wants to come (akolouthein | ἀκολουθεῖν | pres act inf ) be my disciple, he must deny himself, take up his cross and follow (akoloutheitō | ἀκολουθείτω | pres act imperative 3 sg) me.
And Jesus left from there and went to his hometown, his and his disciples followed (akolouthousin | ἀκολουθοῦσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) him. disciples his
But Jesus withdrew with his disciples his withdrew to the lake, and there followed (ēkolouthēsen | ἠκολούθησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) a large crowd from Galilee followed (ēkolouthēsen | ἠκολούθησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) and from Judea,
And as he reclined at table he in Levi’s house, Levi’s many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples, his for there were many who followed (ēkolouthoun | ἠκολούθουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) him.
As he was walking along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow (akolouthei | ἀκολούθει | pres act imperative 2 sg) me.” So Levi got up and followed (ēkolouthēsen | ἠκολούθησεν | aor act ind 3 sg) him.
