After the risen Jesus asks Peter three times if he loves him and tells him three times to care for his followers.
John 21:19 Follow me.
John 21:19 Follow me.
Follow me.
These are the same words in Matthew 9:9, Mark 2:14, Luke 5:27, Luke 9:59, and John 1:43.
In all gospels, the exact same words in same forms are used. The "me" is an indirect object, the form of object taken by the verb when the one being followed is a person.
We follow Jesus to show we care about him and his followers.
Follow me.
Follow me.
Follow - The term "follow" means "to follow" or "go with", in a physical sense, but it is also a metaphor meaning "to be guided by" or "to follow the meaning of". The term also specifically means "to follow the thread" of a discourse.
me. - The "me" is in the form of an indirect object, so it is not the object of "follow", which would be in a different form. The sense is that the person following does not act directly on the person they follow, but rather indirectly. The form has a number of uses in Greek. Most commonly it is an indirect object ("follow this road [the object] to Rome [the indirect object]".
Follow - The term "follow" means "to follow" or "go with", in a physical sense, but it is also a metaphor meaning "to be guided by" or "to follow the meaning of". The term also specifically means "to follow the thread" of a discourse.
me. - The "me" is in the form of an indirect object, so it is not the object of "follow", which would be in a different form. The sense is that the person following does not act directly on the person they follow, but rather indirectly. The form has a number of uses in Greek. Most commonly it is an indirect object ("follow this road [the object] to Rome [the indirect object]".
Ἀκολούθει [22 verses](2nd sg pres imperat act) "Follow" is from akoloutheo, which means "to follow", and "to go with". It also means "to be guided by" and means following a leader as a disciple.
μοι (pron 1st masc dat) "Me" is from moi, which means "I", "me" and "my".