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Adverb opisō (behind, after, back) in the Gospels-Acts
(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)
Matthew
| 3: 11 | "I baptize you with water for repentance, but one who is more powerful than I is coming after (opisō) me; I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. |
| 4: 19 | And he said to them, "Follow behind (opisō) me, and I will make you fish for people." |
| 10: 38 | and whoever does not take up the cross and follow behind (opisō) me is not worthy of me. |
| 16: 23 | But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind (opisō) me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; for you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things." |
| 16: 24 | Then Jesus told his disciples, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow behind (opisō) me. |
| 24: 18 | the one in the field must not turn back (opisō) to get a coat. |
Mark
| 1: 7 | He proclaimed, "The one who is more powerful than I is coming after (opisō) me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. |
| 1: 17 | And Jesus said to them, "Follow behind (opisō) me and I will make you fish for people." |
| 1: 20 | Immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed behind (opisō) him. |
| 8: 33 | But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind (opisō) me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things." |
| 8: 34 | He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow behind (opisō) me. |
| 13: 16 | the one in the field must not turn back (opisō) to get a coat. |
Luke
| 7: 38 | She stood behind (opisō) him at his feet, weeping, and began to bathe his feet with her tears and to dry them with her hair. Then she continued kissing his feet and anointing them with the ointment. |
| 9: 23 | Then he said to them all, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow behind (opisō) me. |
| 9: 62 | Jesus said to him, "No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back (opisō) is fit for the kingdom of God." |
| 14: 27 | Whoever does not carry the cross and follow behind (opisō) me cannot be my disciple. |
| 17: 31 | On that day, anyone on the housetop who has belongings in the house must not come down to take them away; and likewise anyone in the field must not turn back (opisō). |
| 19: 14 | But the citizens of his country hated him and sent a delegation after (opisō) him, saying, 'We do not want this man to rule over us.' |
| 21: 8 | And he said, "Beware that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name and say, 'I am he!' and, 'The time is near!' Do not go after (opisō) them. |
John
| 1: 15 | (John testified to him and cried out, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after (opisō) me ranks ahead of me because he was before me.'") |
| 1: 27 | the one who is coming after (opisō) me; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandal." |
| 1: 30 | This is he of whom I said, 'After (opisō) me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me.' |
| 6: 66 | Because of this many of his disciples turned back (opisō) and no longer went about with him. |
| 12: 19 | The Pharisees then said to one another, "You see, you can do nothing. Look, the world has gone after (opisō) him!" |
| 18: 6 | When Jesus said to them, "I am he," they stepped back (opisō) and fell to the ground. |
| 20: 14 | When she had said this, she turned back (opisō) and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. |
Acts
| 5: 37 | After (opisō) him Judas the Galilean rose up at the time of the census and got people to follow him; he also perished, and all who followed him were scattered. |
| 20: 30 | Some even from your own group will come distorting the truth in order to entice the disciples to follow behind (opisō) them. |
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