16 Bible Verses about disciples, characteristics of

Become ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

For ye were called for this. Because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, so that ye should follow his footsteps.

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Let not your heart be troubled. Ye believe in God, believe also in me.

And he who does not take his cross and follow behind me, is not worthy of me.

And whoever does not bear his cross, and come behind me, cannot be my disciple.

But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, so that ye may become sons of your Father in the heavens, because he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and makes rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Thus your light should shine before men, so that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father in the heavens.

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 looked around at those who sat about him, he says, Behold, my mother and my brothers. For whoever may do the will of God, the same is my brother and sister and mother.

Ye are the salt material of the earth. But if the salt material becomes ineffective, by what will it be salted? It is potent for nothing further, except to be cast outside and to be trodden down by men.

Dwell in me, and I in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it dwells in the grapevine, so neither ye, if ye do not dwell in me.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye will find rest for your souls.

And he says to them, Come behind me, and I will make you fishermen of men.

After going, make ye disciples of all the nations, immersing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

But ye will receive the power of the Holy Spirit that comes upon you. And ye will be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and as far as of the extremity of the earth.