16 Bible Verses about disciples, characteristics of

Followers of me become ye, as I also am of Christ.

for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,

'If ye love me, my commands keep,

'Let not your heart be troubled, believe in God, also in me believe;

and whoever doth not receive his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.

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

but I -- I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting you, that ye may be sons of your Father in the heavens, because His sun He doth cause to rise on evil and good, and He doth send rain on righteous and unrighteous.

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

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 having looked round in a circle to those sitting about him, he saith, 'Lo, my mother and my brethren! for whoever may do the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.'

'Ye are the salt of the land, but if the salt may lose savour, in what shall it be salted? for nothing is it good henceforth, except to be cast without, and to be trodden down by men.

remain in me, and I in you, as the branch is not able to bear fruit of itself, if it may not remain in the vine, so neither ye, if ye may not remain in me.

take up my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls,

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

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

but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.'