53 Bible Verses about Discipleship
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Therefore go and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
And finding him, he brought him to Antioch. And it happened to them a whole year they were assembled in the church. And they taught a considerable crowd. And the disciples were first called Christian in Antioch.
And going out, they proclaimed everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the Word by miraculous signs following. Amen.
Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord and that He had spoken these things to her.
He answered them, I have told you already, and you did not hear. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also desire to be His disciples?
But when He had turned around and looked on His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, Go behind Me, Satan! For you do not mind the things of God, but of the things of men.
By this all shall know that you are My disciples, if you have love toward one another.
And after these things the Lord appointed seventy others, And He sent them two and two before His face into every city and place where He was about to come.
Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
And the names of the twelve apostles are these: First, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee and John his brother;
And it happened, when Jesus had finished commanding His twelve disciples, He left there to teach and to proclaim in their cities.
If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.
Therefore when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them, and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said.
Then Jesus said to the Jews who believed on Him, If you continue in My Word, you are My disciples indeed.
His disciples said to Him, If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not good to marry.
From this time many of His disciples went back into the things behind, and walked no more with Him.
saying, Say that His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we slept.
But when John heard in the prison of the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples.
Then this saying went abroad among the brothers, that that disciple should not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him, He shall not die, but, If I desire that he remain until I come, what is that to you?
And arriving in Jerusalem, Saul attempted to join himself to the disciples. But they were all afraid of him, and did not believe that he was a disciple.
At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the sabbath day. And His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the heads of grain and to eat.
And when He had called to Him His twelve disciples, He gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.
And another of His disciples said to him, Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.
Then Jesus called His disciples and said, I have compassion on the crowd because they continue with Me for three days now and have nothing to eat. And I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
Then Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, What do you seek? They said to Him, Rabbi (which is called, being translated, Teacher), where do you live?
And seeing, His disciples James and John said, Lord, do You desire that we command fire to come down from Heaven and consume them, even as Elijah did?
And He said to the disciples, The days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you shall not see it.
And He called the Twelve and began to send them out by two and two. And He gave them authority over unclean spirits,
Simon Peter said to them, I am going out to fish. They said to him, We will go with you also. They went out and entered into a boat immediately. And that night they caught nothing.
The Lord Jehovah has given Me the tongue of the learned, to know to help the weary with a word. He wakens morning by morning, He wakens the ear to hear as the learned.
And He said to them, Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.
And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out demons in Your name, and he does not follow us. And we forbade him, because he does not follow us.
And another also said, Lord, I will follow You, but first allow me to take leave of those in my house.
Simon Peter, and Thomas called the Twin, and Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together.
And He was in the stern of the boat, asleep on a headrest. And they awakened Him and said to Him, Master, do You not care that we perish?
From Thematic Bible
Discipleship » Conditions of » Secret discipleship, examples of
And after these things, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews) begged of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate gave permission. Then he came and took the body of Jesus.
And there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to Him, Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God; for no man can do these miracles which you do unless God is with him.
Still, however, even out of the rulers, many did believe on Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess, lest they should be put out of the synagogue;
Discipleship » Tests of
Then when they broke fast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said to him, Feed My lambs. He said to him the second time, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said to him, Feed My sheep. He said to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me? Peter was grieved because He said to him a third time, Do you love Me? And he said to Him, Lord, You know all things, You know that I love You. Jesus said to him, Feed My sheep. read more.
Truly, truly, I say to you, When you were young, you girded yourself and walked where you wished. But when you grow old, you shall stretch forth your hands and another shall gird you and carry you where you do not wish. He spoke this signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, Follow Me.
So then, everyone of you who does not forsake all his possessions, he cannot be My disciple.
Then everyone who shall confess Me before men, I will confess him before My Father who is in Heaven. But whoever shall deny Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in Heaven. Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth. I did not come to send peace, but a sword. read more.
For I have come to set a man against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a man's foes shall be those of his own household. He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his life shall lose it. And he who loses his life for My sake shall find it.
If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me, he cannot be My disciple.
Discipleship » Followers, blessings promised to » Heavenly honour
If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there also My servant shall be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
Jesus said to him, If I desire that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.
Discipleship » Followers, blessings promised to » A divine example
These are those who were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among men, as a firstfruit to God and to the Lamb.
For you were not called to this? For Christ also suffered on our behalf, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps,
Discipleship » Followers, blessings promised to » Spiritual knowledge
Then we shall know, if we follow on to know Jehovah. His going out is prepared as the morning; and He shall come to us as the rain, as the latter and former rain to the earth.
Discipleship » Conditions of » Self-denial and cross-bearing
Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
Discipleship » Followers, blessings promised to » Guidance of the still small voice
Discipleship » Conditions of » Renunciation
If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.
Discipleship » Conditions of » Leaving all
So then, everyone of you who does not forsake all his possessions, he cannot be My disciple.
Discipleship » Followers, blessings promised to » Spiritual light
Then Jesus spoke again to them, saying, I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Discipleship » Conditions of » Steadfastness
Then Jesus said to the Jews who believed on Him, If you continue in My Word, you are My disciples indeed.
Discipleship » Conditions of » Fruitfulness
Topics on Discipleship
discipleship, benefits of
John 8:12Then Jesus spoke again to them, saying, I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
discipleship, cost of
Matthew 16:24Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
discipleship, nature of
John 6:45It is written in the Prophets, "And they shall all be taught of God." Therefore everyone who hears and learns from the Father comes to Me.
Secret Discipleship
John 3:1-2And there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.