deposited in heaven and would become available to the person after death [BAGD]. d. pres. act. impera. of ἀκολουθέω (LN 36.31): ‘to follow, to be a disciple of someone’ [LN]. The clause ‘come, follow me’ [BECNT, BNTC, NTC, WBC; ESV, KJV, NASB, NET, NIV, NLT, NRSV; similarly Lns] is also translated ‘come and follow me’ [AB1; NCV, REB, TEV], ‘come on, follow me’ [AB2], ‘come with me’ [CEV], ‘follow me’ [GW]. This verb means to be a follower or disciple of someone in the sense of adhering to the teachings
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