47 Bible Verses about Commitment, to Jesus Christ

and he said to them, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men:

(for they were fishers) and Jesus said to them, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

As Jesus left that place, he saw one Matthew by name, sitting at the customhouse: and said to him, follow me. and he rose and followed him.

as he passed along, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus, sitting at the custom-house, and said to him, follow me. accordingly he arose and followed him.

After this Jesus left the place, and seeing a publican named Levi, sitting at the custom-house, he said to him, follow me.

Jesus said, if thou wilt be perfect, go sell your estate, give the value to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: then come and follow me. but when the young man heard that, he went away dejected: for he had great possessions.

The day following Jesus having a mind to go into Galilee, met with Philip, and said to him, follow me.

this he said to signify to Peter by what death he should glorify God. and when he had spoken this, he said to him, follow me.

May the God of patience and consolation, make you equally concern'd for one another, according to the example of Christ Jesus,

I mean that one or other of you cries out "I am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas,

he that loveth father or mother more than me, is unworthy of me: he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is unworthy of me. and he that does not take his cross, and so follow after me, is unworthy of me.

and said, he that can't abandon his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, nay, even his own life, cannot be my disciple. and he that does not bear his cross, and tread in my steps, cannot be my disciple.

Then addressing himself to his disciples, if any man, said he, would follow me, let him renounce himself, take up his cross, and so follow me.

Then addressing himself to the people, and his disciples, he said, he that desires to be under my conduct, let him renounce himself, and follow me.

Then he said to the whole company, if any one will be my follower, let him renounce himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.

he that loveth his life, shall lose it: but he that sacrifices his life in this world, shall preserve it to eternity. if any man would serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall my servant be: whoever serves me, him will my father reward.

but Jesus said to him, follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.

he that would preserve his life, shall lose it: and he that exposeth his life for my sake, shall save it.

for he that would save his life, shall lose it; and he that would lose his life out of love to me and the gospel, he shall save it.

he that seeks to save his life, will expose it; and he that exposes his life, will preserve it.

Jesus said, if thou wilt be perfect, go sell your estate, give the value to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: then come and follow me.

then Jesus looking upon him with a favourable eye, said, there is one thing still to be done; go, sell all your estate, and give it to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; then come, take up the cross, and follow me.

upon hearing that, Jesus said to him, one thing you have yet to do: sell all you have, and give it to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: then come, and follow me.

for who of you would resolve to build a tower, without taking the trouble first of all to compute the expence, and whether he is able to finish it? for fear he should be made the jest of every spectator, for laying the foundation, without being able to carry it on. this man, will they say, began to build, but wanted stock to finish.read more.
or where is the king, that will march to give battle to another king, without setting himself first to deliberate, whether he is strong enough with ten thousand to withstand an army of twenty thousand? that in case he is not, he may send an embassy, and desire conditions of peace, before the other approaches. in like manner every one of you must count upon renouncing all that he has, otherwise he cannot be my disciple.

this will conciliate the divine favour. and this is the condition of your vocation, since Christ himself has suffer'd for us,

Then he said to another, follow me: but he replied, Lord, let me stay first, till I bury my father.

another likewise said, I will be your follower; but let me first go home, and settle the affairs of my family.

where a great multitude followed him, invited by the miraculous cures which they saw him perform.

From that time many of his disciples withdrew, and associated no longer with him.

so they immediately left their nets, and followed him.

immediately they quitted their nets, and followed him.

they immediately left the bark with their father, and followed him.

and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the people he had hired, and went after him.

immediately he rose up, left all his affairs, and became his disciple.

Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two disciples, who had followed Jesus, after they had heard what John had said.

nevertheless there were many even among the chief rulers, who believed on him; but they did not own it publickly for fear the Pharisees should excommunicate them.

Now one of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, was there, a ruler of the Jews: who came to Jesus by night, and said to him, rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher sent from God: for no man can perform the miracles that you do, except God be with him.

he that hath received my commandments, and keeps them, he it is that loves me: and he that loves me, shall be beloved by my father, and I will love him, and shew my self unto him.

Wherefore, my beloved, as you have always obey'd the gospel, not only when I was with you, but much more now while I am absent, continue the work of your own salvation, whatever persecutions you apprehend:

Jesus said therefore to those Jews who believed on him, if you adhere to my doctrine, then will you be my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth,

if ye love me, keep my commandments.

Imitate herein my example as I do that of Christ.

If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accurst.

Servants, be obedient to your legal masters, with awful reverence and sincerity of heart, as unto Christ: not doing your work meerly out of regard to their presence or their pleasure, but as the servants of Christ, in hearty obedience to the will of God:

if we keep his commandments, that is a proof that we know him.

whatever we ask, we shall receive it of him, because we keep his commandments, and do what is agreeable to him. now this is his commandment, that we believe in his son Jesus Christ, and that we love one another, as he commanded us. he that observes his commandments, dwelleth in God, and God in him: and hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the spirit which he hath given us.

these are they who were not defiled with women: for they are virgins: these are they who follow the lamb wherever he goes: these were ransom'd from among men, being the first fruits unto God, and to the lamb.