43 Bible Verses about Christlikeness

Be ye followers of me, as I also am of Christ.

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus,

For I have given you an example, that ye also may do as I have done to you.

For whom he foreknew, he also predestinated, conformable to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren.

And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, to the edifying the body of Christ; Till we all come to the unity of the faith and knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

Yea doubtless, and I account all things to be loss, for the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord; for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do account them but dung, that I may gain Christ, And be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith: That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable to his death:read more.
If by any means I may attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

He that saith, he abideth in him, ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

And we all with unveiled face, beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image, from glory to glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord.

They that are after the flesh, mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. Now to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace: Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.read more.
So then they who are in the flesh cannot please God. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if the Spirit of God dwell in you. And if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, fidelity, Meekness, temperance; against such there is no law.

And ye became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.

It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord.

The disciple is not above his master, but every one that is perfected, shall be as his master.

And as they went in the way, one said to him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. But Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests: but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. And he said to another, Follow me.read more.
But he said, Lord, Suffer me first to go and bury my father. Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their dead, but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but suffer me first to bid them farewell that are in my house. Jesus said to him, No man having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

And as Jesus passed along from thence, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the receit of custom, and saith to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

And passing by, he saw Levi, the son of Alpheus sitting at the custom-house, and saith to him, Follow me.

And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom, and said to him, Follow me.

Jesus saith to him, If thou desirest to be perfect, go, sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

Sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

The day following he was minded to depart into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith to him, Follow me.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

If any man serve me, let him follow me, and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honour.

Abide ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love, even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

And when he had called the people to him, with his disciples also, he said to them, Whosoever is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me. For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life, for my sake and the gospels, he shall save it.

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

And he said to all, if any man be willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow me. For who|oever will save his life shall gose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, he shall save it:

For even hereunto are ye called; for Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye might follow his steps: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: Who when he was reviled, reviled not again, when he suffered he threatened not, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

And he that taketh not his cross and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

This he said, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And having said this, he saith to him, Follow me.

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable to his death:

Seeing then Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind:

It shall not be so among you; but whosoever desireth to be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever desireth to be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

But it shall not be so among you; but whosoever desireth to be great among you, shall be your servant. And whosoever desireth to be the chief, shall be the servant of all. For the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

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

And sitting down, he called the twelve and saith to them, If any man desire to be first, let him be the last of all, and the servant of all.

There was also a contention among them, Which of them was greatest. And he said to them, The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and they that exercise authority upon them have the title of benefactors. But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he that is chief as he that serveth.

If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet, ye ought also to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye also may do as I have done to you.

Look not every one at his own things, but every one also at the things of others. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus,

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you.

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

A new commandment I give you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

This I command you, that ye love one another.