53 Bible Verses about Discipleship

Go then, and make disciples of all the nations, giving them baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:

Now there was a discussion among them about which of them would be the greatest.

And when he had come across him, he took him to Antioch. And they were with the church there for a year, teaching the people; and the disciples were first given the name of Christians in Antioch.

And they went out, preaching everywhere, the Lord working with them, and giving witness to the word by the signs which came after. So be it.

Here is my Father's glory, in that you give much fruit and so are my true disciples.

Mary Magdalene went with the news to the disciples, and said she had seen the Lord and that he had said these things to her.

His answer was: I have said it before, but your ears were shut: why would you have me say it again? is it your desire to become his disciples?

But he, turning about, and seeing his disciples, said sharply to Peter, Get out of my way, Satan: for your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.

By this it will be clear to all men that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.

Now after these things, the Lord made selection of seventy others and sent them before him, two together, into every town and place where he himself was about to come.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.

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

And it came about that when Jesus had come to the end of giving these orders to his twelve disciples, he went away from there, teaching and preaching in their towns.

And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.

(Though, in fact, it was his disciples who gave baptism, not Jesus himself),

And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?

So when he had come back again from the dead, the memory of these words came back to the disciples, and they had faith in the holy Writings and in the word which Jesus had said.

Then Jesus said to the Jews who had faith in him, If you keep my word, then you are truly my disciples;

The disciples say to him, If this is the position of a man in relation to his wife, it is better not to be married.

Now it came about on one of those days that he got into a boat with his disciples; and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the water: and they put out the boat.

Because of what he said, a number of the disciples went back and would no longer go with him.

And the twelve said to the Lord, Make our faith greater.

Say, His disciples came by night and took him away secretly while we were sleeping.

But their eyes were not open that they might have knowledge of him.

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

So this saying went about among the brothers that this disciple would not undergo death: Jesus, however, did not say that he would not undergo death, but, If it is my desire for him to be here till I come back, what is that to you?

Then Jesus said to the people and to his disciples:

And he said, Are you, like them, still without wisdom?

And when he came to Jerusalem, he made an attempt to be joined to the disciples, but they were all in fear of him, not taking him for a disciple.

At that time Jesus went through the fields on the Sabbath day; and his disciples, being in need of food, were taking the heads of grain.

Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple.

And he got together his twelve disciples and gave them the power of driving out unclean spirits, and of making well all sorts of disease and pain.

And they were angry with him and said, You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.

And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.

And Jesus got his disciples together and said, I have pity for the people, because they have now been with me three days and have no food: and I will not send them away without food, or they will have no strength for the journey.

And I took him to your disciples, and they were not able to make him well.

And Jesus, turning round, saw them coming after him and said to them, What are you looking for? They said to him, Rabbi (which is to say, Master), where are you living?

And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, may we send fire from heaven and put an end to them?

And he said to his disciples, The time will come when you will have a great desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, but you will not see it.

And he gave orders to the twelve, and sent them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits;

And when the time had come, he took his seat, and the Apostles with him.

Simon Peter said to them, I am going fishing. They said to him, And we will come with you. They went out and got into the boat; but that night they took no fish.

The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are experienced, so that I may be able to give the word a special sense for the feeble: every morning my ear is open to his teaching, like those who are experienced:

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

John said to him, Master, we saw one driving out evil spirits in your name: and we said that he might not, because he is not one of us.

And another man said, I will come with you, Lord, but first let me say a last good-day to those who are at my house.

Simon Peter, Thomas named Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were all together.

And he himself was in the back of the boat, sleeping on the cushion: and they, awaking him, said, Master, is it nothing to you that we are in danger of destruction?

Seeing him, Peter said to Jesus, What about this man?