Thematic Bible: Disciple


Thematic Bible



Salute Amplias, my beloved in the Lord. Verse ConceptsBeloved

One of the two men who heard what John said and went after Jesus was Andrew, the brother of Peter. Verse ConceptsAndrewCommitment, to Jesus Christcredibility

Salute that tried Christian, Apelles. Salute those who belong to the household of Aristobulus. Verse ConceptsPeople Commended By God

to our sister Apphia, to our fellow-soldier Archippus, and to the church that meets in your house: Verse ConceptsMilitarysisterhood

And tell Archippus, 'Attend to the ministry you have received in the Lord; see that you fulfil it.' Verse ConceptsThe Completion Of RedemptionCompletionMinistry, In The ChurchAdmonition, Of ChristiansTaking HeedMan's Work FinishedMinistry

Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers of their company.

Do your best to come before winter. Eubulus salutes you; so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brotherhood. Verse ConceptsWinterBrotherhoodeffort

And you, my true comrade, lend a hand to these women, I beg of you; they have fought at my side in the active service of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life. Verse ConceptsFellowship, In Christian ServiceAliancesBook of lifeHelpfulnessLoyaltyYokesWhat Heaven Will Be LikePeople HelpingUnconditional LoveHelping Those In Needpartnership

and one of them, called Cleopas, answered him, "Are you a lone stranger in Jerusalem, not to know what has been happening there?" Verse ConceptsVisitingNot Knowing About Christ



Now as Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem he took the twelve aside by themselves and said to them as they were on the road, Verse ConceptsRetirementTwelve DisciplesChrist With His Disciples

He got to Jerusalem and tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, unable to believe he was really a disciple. Verse ConceptsJoined To The ChurchFear Of IndividualsAcceptanceDiscipleshipdamascustrying


We found out the local disciples and stayed there for seven days. These disciples told Paul by the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem; Verse ConceptsWeeksSeven DaysWarning IndividualsSpeaking By The Spirit

and on finding him he brought him to Antioch, where for a whole year they were guests of the church and taught considerable numbers. It was at Antioch too that the disciples were originally called "Christians." Verse ConceptsCongregationChristiansTeachersChristian TeachersNames And Titles For The ChristianAntioch in SyriaChurch, Examples OfNew Birth, Evidenced ByOne YearTeaching In The ChurchFirst Among The GentilesCalledThe churchDiscipleshipGoing To ChurchchristianityencouraginggroupschristChristians Are Called Disciples

After that the Lord commissioned other seventy disciples, sending them in front of him two by two to every town and place that he intended to visit himself. Verse Conceptsevangelists, ministry ofMissionaries, Call OfCompanionshipMissionary Work, Examples OfSeventyTwo DisciplesPeople Going BeforeSeventiesChrist SendingMissionariesDiscipleshipgroups

Then the disciples of John came up to him and said, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast a great deal, and your disciples do not fast?" Verse ConceptsFasting, Examples OfAsceticism, People PracticingPharisees, Beliefs OfDisciples Of John The BaptistCharacteristics Of PhariseesWho Will FastFastingFasting And Prayerpharisees

And the Lord said to him, "Go away to the street called 'The Straight Street,' and ask at the house of Judas for a man of Tarsus called Saul. He is praying at this very moment, Verse ConceptsRoadsStreetsStraight Paths

So they brought forward two men, Joseph called Bar-Sabbas (surnamed Justus) and Matthias; Verse ConceptsTwo DisciplesLeadership Qualities

After fulfilling their commission, Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, bringing with them John who is surnamed Mark. Verse ConceptsMissionaries, Task OfMissionaries

On reaching Salamis they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues, with John as their assistant. Verse ConceptsCongregation

When he grasped the situation, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was surnamed Mark, where a number had met for prayer. Verse ConceptsAgreement, Before GodHousesPrayer, In The ChurchSleeplessnessPrayer MeetingsChurch GatheringsPraying TogetherPrayer During PersecutionIdentity

Setting sail from Paphos, Paul and his companions reached Perga in Pamphylia; John left them and went back to Jerusalem, Verse ConceptsSeafaringProvincesInstabilityPeople Abandoning PeopleMissionaries

Salute Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, Olympas too, and all the saints in their company. Verse ConceptsSaints

Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers of their company.

Salute Prisca and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus.

In the synagogue he was very outspoken at first; but when Aquila and Priscilla listened to him, they took him home and explained more accurately to him what the Way of God really meant. Verse Conceptsevangelists, identity ofevangelism, kinds ofBoldness, Proclaiming GospelImportunity, Towards PeopleBoldness Examples OfApolloscouples

After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he came across a Jew called Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with his wife Priscilla, as Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul accosted them, and as he belonged to the same trade he stayed with them and they all worked together. (They were workers in leather by trade.)

After waiting on for a number of days Paul said goodbye to the brothers and sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. (As the latter was under a vow, he had his head shaved at Cenchreae.) When they reached Ephesus, Paul left them there. He went to the synagogue and argued with the Jews,

Salute Prisca and Aquila, my fellow-workers in Christ Jesus, who have risked their lives for me; I thank them, and not only I but all the Gentile churches as well.

Salute Prisca and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus.

The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Prisca, with the church that meets in their house, salute you warmly in the Lord. Verse ConceptsAssemblyChurchHospitality, Examples OfHousesProperty, HousesWomenChurch, Examples Of

Now in the local church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Symeon (called Niger) and Lucius the Cyrenian, besides Manaen (a foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. Verse ConceptsAfrican AmericansDoctrine, CommunicatedTeachersTetrarchChristian TeachersAnonymityRulers Of A FourthMissionaries