31 Bible Verses about discipleship, cost of

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

And calling the multitude to Him with His disciples, He said to them, Whosoever wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

And He spoke to all, If any one wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

Whosoever does not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.

And one scribe having come, said to Him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayest go. And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven nests; but the Son of man has not where He may recline His head.

Whosoever does not carry his cross, and come after me, is not able to be my disciple.

And they going on the way, a certain one said to Him, Lord, I will follow thee wheresoever thou mayest go. And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven nests; but the Son of man has not a place where He may recline His head.

For no one of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself:

And He said to another, Follow thou me. And he said, Lord, permit me first having gone away to bury my father. And Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their dead; but thou having gone away proclaim the kingdom of God.

and he died for all, in order that those living may not live unto themselves, but unto him who died for them and is risen.

And another of His disciples said to Him, Lord, permit me first to go away and bury my father. And Jesus says to him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

I am crucified along with Christ; and I live no longer, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Behold, one coming to Him said, Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do, in order that I may have eternal life? And He said to him, Why do you ask me concerning the good One? One is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments. He says to Him, What? And Jesus said to him, Thou shalt not murder, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt hot steal, thou shalt not bear false witness,read more.
honor the father and the mother, and thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. The young man says to Him, All these have I kept from my youth: what lack I yet? Jesus said to him, If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

that he may no longer live the remaining time in carnality according to the lusts of men, but in the will of God.

And He traveling along the road, one having run to Him and worshiping Him, asked Him, Good Teacher, what shall I do in order that I may inherit eternal life? And Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? No one is good but One, God. You know the commandments, thou must not commit adultery, thou must not murder, thou must not steal, thou must not bear false witness, thou must not defraud, honor thy father and mother.read more.
And he said to Him, Teacher, I have kept all these from my youth. Jesus looking on him loved him, and said to him, One thing is wanting to thee: go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

For which one of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sitting down count the cost; if he has unto sufficiency? Lest he having laid the foundation, and being unable to complete it, all who see it may begin to mock him, saying, that this man began to build, and was not able to complete it.read more.
Or what king, going forth to engage in war with another king, will not first sitting down counsel if he is able with ten thousand to meet him who is coming against him, with twenty thousand? But if not, while he is yet a great way off, sending an embassy, he asks for those things which appertain to peace.

And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, Good Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit eternal life? And Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? No one is good, except One, God. You know the commandments, thou must not commit adultery, thou must not murder, thou must not steal, thou must not bear false witness, honor thy father and mother.read more.
And he said, All these things have I kept from my youth. And Jesus hearing these things, said to him, Still one thing is lacking to thee: Sell all things whatsoever you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

and himself is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the first begotten from the dead, in order that in all things himself may be preeminent:

Thus then every one of you who does not consecrate all his possessions, is not able to be my disciple.

Those things which were gained to me, these I counted loss for the sake of Christ. Yes truly, I even counted all things loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for the sake of whom I suffer the loss of all things, and I consider them but excrements, that I may gain Christ,

And another said to Him, Lord, I will follow thee; but first permit me to bid adieu to those at my own home. And Jesus said to him, No one putting his hand to the plow, and looking back, is worthy of the kingdom of God.

He that loveth father and mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

If any one comes to me, and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and even yet his own soul, he is not able to be my disciple.

Remember the word which I spoke to you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will also keep yours.

strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to abide in the faith, and it behooves them through many tribulations to enter into the kingdom of God.

But truly all wishing to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

Whosoever does not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me. The one having found his soul shall lose it; and the one losing his soul for my sake shall find it.

Then Jesus said to His disciples, If any one wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever may wish to save his soul shall lose it: and whosoever may lose his soul for my sake shall find it.

And calling the multitude to Him with His disciples, He said to them, Whosoever wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever may wish to save his soul shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his soul for my sake and that of the gospel shall save it.

And He spoke to all, If any one wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever may wish to save his soul shall lose it; and whosoever may lose his soul for my sake, he shall save it.

The one loving his soul shall lose it; but the one that hateth his soul in this world will preserve it unto eternal life.