16 Bible Verses about disciples, characteristics of

Be my imitators, even as I also am of Christ.

For to this have ye been called; for Christ also has suffered for you, leaving you a model that ye should follow in his steps:

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe on God, believe also on me.

And he who does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.

and whoever does not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who insult you and persecute you, that ye may be the sons of your Father who is in the heavens; for he makes his sun rise on evil and good, and sends rain on just and unjust.

Let your light thus shine before men, so that they may see your upright works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

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

And looking around in a circuit at those that were sitting around him, he says, Behold my mother and my brethren: for whosoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have become insipid, wherewith shall it be salted? It is no longer fit for anything but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot by men.

Abide in me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abide in the vine, thus neither can ye unless ye abide in me.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls;

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

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;

but ye will receive power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.