53 Bible Verses about Discipleship

Therefore, having gone, disciple all nations; immersing them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit:

And there came up a conference among them, thus, which of them should be the greatest.

And having found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it was for a whole year they were assembled together in the churches, and taught a sufficient crowd. And the disciples were Christians by divine intimation first in Antioch.

And they, having gone forth, proclaimed every where, the Lord performing together, and confirming the word by signs following. Amen.

In this was my Father honoured, that ye should bear much fruit: and ye shall be disciples to me.

Mary Magdalene comes announcing to the disciples that she has seen the Lord, and he said these to her.

He answered them, I told you already, and ye heard not: why wish ye to hear again? ye wish not also to be his disciples?

And he having turned back, and having seen his disciples, rebuked Peter, saying, Retire behind me, Satan: for thou hast not in mind the things of God, but the things of men.

In this all shall know that ye are disciples to me, if ye have love in one another.

And after these the Lord showed forth other seventy, and sent them together two and two before his face into every city and place, where he was about to come.

Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any wish to come after me, let him deny himself absolutely, and lift up his cross, and follow me.

And the names of the twelve sent are these: first, Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James, he of Zebedee and John his brother;

And it was when Jesus finished ordering his twelve disciples, he went away from thence to teach and proclaim in all their cities.

If any come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, and yet also his own life, he cannot be my disciple.

(Though Jesus himself immersed not, but his disciples,)

And the disciples having come near, said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?

When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he said this to them; and they believed the writing, and the word which Jesus spake.

Then said Jesus to the Jews having believed him, If ye remain in my word, ye are truly my disciples.

His disciples say to him, If the cause of a man is so with the woman, it is not profitable to marry.

And it was in one of the days, and he went into a ship, and his disciples: and he said to them, Let us pass through to the other side of the lake. And they led forth.

From this many of his disciples went away back, and walked no more with him.

And the sent said to the Lord, Add faith to us.

Saying, Say ye, That his disciples having come by night, stole him, we being asleep.

And their eyes were holden not to know him.

And John having heard in prison the works of Christ, having sent two of his disciples,

Then went out the word to the brethren, That this disciple dies not: and Jesus said not to him, That he dies not; but, If I will him to remain till I come, what to thee?

Then spake Jesus to the crowds and to his disciples,

And Jesus said, Are ye also yet destitute of understanding?

And Saul being present in Jerusalem, tried to join himself to the disciples: and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he is a disciple.

In that time Jesus went in the sabbaths through the standing corn and his disciples were hungry, and begen to pluck the ears, end eat.

And whoever lifts not his cross, and comes after me, cannot be my disciple.

And having called his twelve disciples, he gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every weakness.

Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.

And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, permit me first to go and inter my father.

And Jesus having called his disciples, said, I feel compassion for the crowd, for already they remain with me three days, and they have nothing they could eat: and I will not leave them fasting, lest they be relaxed in the way.

And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.

And Jesus having turned, and seen them following, says to them, What seek ye? They said to him, Rabbi, (It says, being interpreted, Teacher,) where remainest thou

And his disciples James and John having seen, said, O Lord, wilt thou that we should speak fire to come down from heaven, and destroy them, as also did Elias?

And he said to the disciples, The days come when ye shall eagerly desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see.

And he calls the twelve, and began to send them, two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;

And when it was the hour, he reclined, and the twelve sent with him.

Simon Peter says to them, I retire to fish. They say to him, We also go with thee. They came forth, and went up into the ship quickly; and in that night they caught nothing.

The Lord Jehovah gave to me the tongue of the expert to know to help the weary with a word: he will rouse up in the morning by morning, he will rouse up to me the ear to hear as the expert

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

And John answered him, saying, Teacher, we saw a certain one casting out demons in thy name, who follows not us: and we checked him, for he follows not us.

And another said, I will follow thee, Lord; and first permit me to take leave of those in my house.

There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and nathanael from Cana of Galilee, and they of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.

And he was upon the back part of the ship, sleeping upon a pillow: and they aroused him, and say to him, Teacher, carest thou not that we perish?

Peter having seen him, says to Jesus, Lord, and what this