52 Bible Verses about Discipleship

Go, therefore, make disciples of all nations, immersing them (the disciples) into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;

And there arose a contention among them, which of them should be greatest.

and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that they met together in the church for a whole year, and taught a great multitude; and the disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.

And they went forth and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following.

In this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit; and in this you will be my disciples.

Mary Magdalen came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had said these things to her.

He answered them: I have already told you, and you did not understand; why would you hear it again? Do you also wish to become his disciples?

But he turned about, and, looking on his disciples, rebuked Peter, saying: Get behind me, adversary: for you are not thinking of the things of God, but of the things of men.

By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.

And after these things, the Lord appointed seventy others, also, and sent them, two and two, before his face, into every city and place to which he himself was about to go.

Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any one determines to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: the first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

If any one comes to me, and hates not his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and his own life also, he can not be my disciple.

(though not Jesus himself, but his disciples immersed,)

And the disciples came and said to him: "Why dost thou speak to them in parables?

"When, therefore, he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this. And they believed the scripture, and the word that Jesus had spoken.

Then said Jesus to those Jews that believed on him: If you continue in my word, you are my disciples indeed,

His disciples said to him: If the relation of man and wife be such, it is not good to marry.

And it came to pass, on a certain day, that he entered a ship with his disciples; and he said to them: Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they set sail.

After this, many of his disciples went back, and walked with him no more.

And the apostles said to the Lord: Increase our faith.

saying: Say that his disciples came by night and stole him away, while we were asleep.

But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not recognize him.

Now when John had heard in the prison of the works of the Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

Therefore, this saying went out among the brethren, that that disciple should not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you?

Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes, and to his disciples,

Jesus replied: Are you also yet without understanding?

And having come to Jerusalem, he attempted to associate with the disciples: and they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple.

At that time Jesus was going, on the Sabbath, through the fields of grain; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pull the ears of grain, and to eat.

And whoever does not bear his cross, and come after me, can not be my disciple.

And he called to him his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they might cast them out, and care every disease and every infirmity.

They reviled him, and said: You are the disciple of that man; but we are the disciples of Moses.

And another of his disciples said to him: Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.

Then Jesus called his disciples to him, and said: I have compassion on the multitude, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. And I am not willing to send them away fasting, lest they faint on the road.

And I brought him to thy disciples, and they were not able to cure him.

And Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them:

And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said: Lord, is it thy will that we command fire to come down from heaven and destroy them, even as Elijah did?

And he said to his disciples: The days will come, when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and shall not see it.

And he called to him the twelve, and began to send them out, two and two, and gave them authority over unclean spirits.

And when the hour had come, he reclined at table, and the twelve apostles with him.

Simon Peter said to them: I am going a fishing. They said to him: We also are going with you. They went out and entered the ship; and that night they caught nothing.

And he said to them: Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

And John answered him and said: Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and he does not follow us: and we forbade him, because he does not follow us.

And another said: I will follow thee, Lord; but first permit me to take leave of those at home.

There were together, Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathaniel of Cana of Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples.

And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on the pillow. And they awoke him, and said to him: Teacher, carest thou not that we perish?

Peter seeing this one, said to Jesus: Lord, what shall this one do?