53 Bible Verses about Discipleship

having gone, then, disciple all the nations, (baptizing them -- to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

And there entered a reasoning among them, this, Who may be greater of them?

and having found him, he brought him to Antioch, and it came to pass that they a whole year did assemble together in the assembly, and taught a great multitude, the disciples also were divinely called first in Antioch Christians.

and they, having gone forth, did preach everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word, through the signs following. Amen.

'In this was my Father glorified, that ye may bear much fruit, and ye shall become my disciples.

Mary the Magdalene cometh, telling to the disciples that she hath seen the Lord, and that these things he said to her.

He answered them, 'I told you already, and ye did not hear; why again do ye wish to hear? do ye also wish to become his disciples?'

and he, having turned, and having looked on his disciples, rebuked Peter, saying, 'Get behind me, Adversary, because thou dost not mind the things of God, but the things of men.'

in this shall all know that ye are my disciples, if ye may have love one to another.'

And after these things, the Lord did appoint also other seventy, and sent them by twos before his face, to every city and place whither he himself was about to come,

Then said Jesus to his disciples, 'If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me,

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

And it came to pass, when Jesus ended directing his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

'If any one doth come unto me, and doth not hate his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yet even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple;

(though indeed Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples,)

And the disciples having come near, said to him, 'Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'

when, then, he was raised out of the dead, his disciples remembered that he said this to them, and they believed the Writing, and the word that Jesus said.

Jesus, therefore, said unto the Jews who believed in him, 'If ye may remain in my word, truly my disciples ye are, and ye shall know the truth,

His disciples say to him, 'If the case of the man with the woman is so, it is not good to marry.'

And it came to pass, on one of the days, that he himself went into a boat with his disciples, and he said unto them, 'We may go over to the other side of the lake;' and they set forth,

From this time many of his disciples went away backward, and were no more walking with him,

And the apostles said to the Lord, 'Add to us faith;'

saying, 'Say ye, that his disciples having come by night, stole him -- we being asleep;

and their eyes were holden so as not to know him,

And John having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples,

yet Jesus did not say to him, that he doth not die, but, 'If him I will to remain till I come, what -- to thee?'

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

And Jesus said, 'Are ye also yet without understanding?

And Saul, having come to Jerusalem, did try to join himself to the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he is a disciple,

At that time did Jesus go on the sabbaths through the corn, and his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck ears, and to eat,

and whoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, is not able to be my disciple.

And having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave to them power over unclean spirits, so as to be casting them out, and to be healing every sickness, and every malady.

They reviled him, therefore, and said, 'Thou art his disciple, and we are Moses' disciples;

And another of his disciples said to him, 'Sir, permit me first to depart and to bury my father;'

And Jesus having called near his disciples, said, 'I have compassion upon the multitude, because now three days they continue with me, and they have not what they may eat; and to let them away fasting I will not, lest they faint in the way.'

and I brought him near to thy disciples, and they were not able to heal him.'

And Jesus having turned, and having beheld them following, saith to them, 'What seek ye?' and they said to them, 'Rabbi, (which is, being interpreted, Teacher,) where remainest thou?'

And his disciples James and John having seen, said, 'Sir, wilt thou that we may command fire to come down from the heaven, and to consume them, as also Elijah did?'

And he said unto his disciples, 'Days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and ye shall not behold it;

and he doth call near the twelve, and he began to send them forth two by two, and he was giving them power over the unclean spirits,

And when the hour come, he reclined (at meat), and the twelve apostles with him,

Simon Peter saith to them, 'I go away to fish;' they say to him, 'We go -- we also -- with thee;' they went forth and entered into the boat immediately, and on that night they caught nothing.

The Lord Jehovah hath given to me The tongue of taught ones, To know to aid the weary by a word, He waketh morning by morning, He waketh for me an ear to hear as taught ones.

and he saith to them, 'Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,'

And John did answer him, saying, 'Teacher, we saw a certain one in thy name casting out demons, who doth not follow us, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow us.'

And another also said, 'I will follow thee, sir, but first permit me to take leave of those in my house;'

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

and he himself was upon the stern, upon the pillow sleeping, and they wake him up, and say to him, 'Teacher, art thou not caring that we perish?'

Peter having seen this one, saith to Jesus, 'Lord, and what of this one?'