47 Bible Verses about Commitment, to Jesus Christ
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And he says to them, Come behind me, and I will make you fishermen of men.
And Jesus said to them, Come ye behind me, and I will make you to become fishermen of men.
And passing forth from there, Jesus saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And he says to him, Follow me. And after rising, he followed him.
And as he passed by he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And he says to him, Follow thou me. And having risen, he followed him.
And after these things he went forth and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And he said to him, Follow me.
Jesus said to him, If thou want to be perfect, go, sell the things being possessed by thee, and give to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me. But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sorrowing, for he was having many possessions.
On the morrow he wanted to go forth into Galilee, and he finds Philip. And Jesus says to him, Follow me.
Now he said this, signifying by what kind of death he will glorify God. And after saying this, he says to him, Follow me.
Now may the God of perseverance and of encouragement grant you to think the same way among each other, in accord with Christ Jesus,
Now I say this. That each of you actually say, I am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ.
He who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me, and he who loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me. And he who does not take his cross and follow behind me, is not worthy of me.
If any man comes to me, and does not regard as inferior his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and besides his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whoever does not bear his cross, and come behind me, cannot be my disciple.
Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man wants to come behind me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
And having called in the multitude with his disciples, he said to them, Whoever wants to follow behind me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
And he said to all, If any man wants to come behind me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If any man serves me, let him follow me, and where I am, there my helper will also be. And if any man serves me, the Father will value him.
He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life because of me will find it.
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life because of me and the good-news, this man will save it.
Whoever will seek to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose it will keep it alive.
Jesus said to him, If thou want to be perfect, go, sell the things being possessed by thee, and give to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.
And having looked at him, Jesus loved him, and said to him, One thing thou lack. Go thou, sell as many things as thou have, and give to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And after taking up the cross, come, follow me
And when he heard these things, Jesus said to him, Yet one thing is lacking from thee. Sell all things, as many as thou have, and distribute to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.
For which of you wanting to build a tower, does not, having first sat down, count the cost whether he has the things for completion? So that perhaps, having laid its foundation, and not being able to finish, all those who see begin to ridicule him, saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.read more.
Or what king going to encounter another king in war, will not, having first sat down, consult whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? And if not, while he is still far off, having sent a delegation, he asks the things about peace. So therefore every man of you who does not renounce all things being possessed by him, cannot be my disciple.
For ye were called for this. Because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, so that ye should follow his footsteps.
And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, allow me first, after departing, to bury my father.
And also another said, I will follow thee, Lord, but first allow me to bid farewell to those in my house.
And a great multitude followed him because they saw his signs, which he did on those who are infirmed.
And straightaway having left the boat and their father, they followed him.
And straightaway he called them. And having left their father Zebedee in the boat with the workmen, they went behind him.
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard from John and who followed him.
Yet, nevertheless, even many of the rulers believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess, so that they would not become excommunicated from the synagogue,
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou have come a teacher from God, for no man can do these signs that thou do if God is not with him.
He who has my commandments, and keeps them, that man it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Therefore my beloved, just as ye have always obeyed, not only as in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Jesus therefore said to those Jews who believed him, If ye remain in my word, ye are truly my disciples,
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Become ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
Bondmen, be obedient to the masters according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as to the Christ. Not according to eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul,
and whatever we may ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do things pleasing in his sight. And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love each other, just as he gave command. And he who keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, from the Spirit that he gave us.
These are men who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were out of men purchased by Jesus, a first fruit to God and to the Lamb.
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