Deu 33:9, Luk 9:23-25, 59-62, Act 26:19-20, 2Cor 5:16, Gal 1:11-12, 2:1, 6 | ESV | STEP | who said of his father and mother , I regard them not ; he disowned his brothers and ignored his children . For they observed your word and kept your covenant .

9 who said of his father and mother,
‘I regard them not’;
^ahe disowned his brothers
and ignored his children.
For ^bthey observed your word
and kept your covenant.

Luke 9:23-25

Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus

23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him ^cdeny himself and ^dtake up his cross ^edaily and follow me. 24 For ^fwhoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. 25 ^gFor what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?

Luke 9:59-62

59 To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 60 And Jesus ^{▼▼Greek he} said to him, “Leave ⁱthe dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and ^jproclaim the kingdom of God.” 61 Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, ^kbut let me first say farewell to those at my home.” 62 Jesus said to him, ^l“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Acts 26:19-20

19 “Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to ^mthe heavenly vision, 20 but declared first ⁿto those in Damascus, ^othen in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also ^pto the Gentiles, that they should ^qrepent and ^rturn to God, performing deeds ^sin keeping with their repentance.

2 Corinthians 5:16

16 From now on, therefore, ^twe regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer.

Galatians 1:11-12

Paul Called by God

11 For ^uI would have you know, brothers, that ^vthe gospel that was preached by me is not man’s gospel. ^{▼▼Greek not according to man} 12 ^xFor I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it ^ythrough a revelation of Jesus Christ.

Galatians 2:1

Paul Accepted by the Apostles

1 Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me.

Galatians 2:6

6 And from those ^zwho seemed to be influential (what they were makes no difference to me; ^aaGod shows no partiality)—those, I say, who seemed influential ^abadded nothing to me.