52 Bible Verses about Discipleship

Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;

Now there arose a dispute among them as to which one of them was the greatest.

and when he had found him he brought him to Antioch, where for a whole year they were guests of the church, and taught many people. And it was in Antioch that the disciples first received the name of "Christians."

But they went forth and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the message by the miracles which followed.

"By this is my Father glorified, by your bearing abundant fruit, and so being my disciples.

Away went Mary Magdalene to the disciples with the tidings, "I have seen the Master!" and that he said these things to her.

He answered. "I have told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you wish to hear it again? Can it be that you, too, wish to become his disciples?"

But he turned round, and looked upon his disciples, and rebuked Peter. "Get thee behind me, Satan," he said, "for your thoughts are not God's thoughts, but man's."

By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another."

After this the appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two before his face, into every city and place into which he himself intended to go.

Then Jesus said to his disciples. "If any man wishes to come after me, let him renounce self, take up his cross, and follow me.

These are the names of the apostles (missionaries). First, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother;

After finishing his instructions to his twelve disciples, Jesus left that place, in order to teach and to preach in the neighboring cities.

"If any one comes to me and does not hate father and his mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters, yes, and his own very life also, he cannot be a disciple of mine.

(though Jesus himself was not accustomed to baptize, but his disciples),

Now when his disciples came up to him, they said,

after he had been raised from the dead, they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said.

So Jesus spoke to the Jews that believed him, saying. "If you abide in my teaching, you are my true disciples;

"If that is the position of a man in relation to his wife," answered the disciples, "it is better not to marry."

Now it happened that one of these days he got into a boat, And him his disciples, and he said to them, "Let us cross to the other side of the lake."

Therefore many of his disciples drew back and no longer companied with him.

The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"

"His disciples came by night and stole him away, while we were asleep."

But their eyes continued to be held that they should not recognize him even for an instant,

But when John heard, in the prison, what the Christ was doing, he sent by some of his disciples to ask him,

Accordingly the report spread among the brothers that this disciple should not die; but Jesus did not say that he was not to die, but said, "If I choose that he remain until I come, what is that to you?"

Then said Jesus to the crowds and to his disciples.

He answered. "Are even you still without understanding?

So he came to Jerusalem, and attempted to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, because they did not believe that he was a disciple.

At that time Jesus walked through the wheat fields one Sabbath Day; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck some ears of wheat and to eat them.

"Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me, cannot be a disciple of mine.

And when he had called his twelve disciples to him, he gave them power over evil spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and infirmity.

Then they stormed at him. "You are his disciple. We are Moses' disciples.

Another of his disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father,"

But Jesus called his disciples to him and said: "My heart yearns over the crowd, for they have been with me now three days, and they have nothing to eat. I am not willing to send them away hungry, for fear they faint on the road."

"And I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him."

Then Jesus turned and saw them following him, and said, "What do you want?" They replied, "Rabbi" (which may be translated 'Teacher'), "where are you staying?"

And when his disciples, James and John, saw this they said, "Lord, are you willing for us to bid fire come down from heaven and destroy them?" As Elijah did.

Then he said turning to his disciples. "The days will come when you shall long to see one of the days of the Son of man, you shall not see it.

Then summoning the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.

And when the hour was come he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him,

Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They answered him, "And we are going with you." So they went out and got into the boat, and throughout the night they caught nothing.

"Come, follow me," said Jesus, "And I will make you fishers of men."

"Master," said John, "we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he did not follow us."

And another man also said to him. "I will follow you, Lord; but first permit me to bid farewell to those who are in my house."

There were together Simon Peter and Thomas, called "The Twin," and Nathanael, from Cana of Galilee, and the two sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples.

Now he himself was sleeping on the cushion in the stern, so they woke him up, saying, "Master, do you not care if we perish?"

On catching sight of him, Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, what about him?"