42 Bible Verses about following

FOLLOW earnestly after love, and zealously seek spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

See that no man return evil for evil to any man; but always pursue that which is good, both towards one another, and towards all men.

Earnestly seek peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

Well then, let us earnestly pursue the things that conduce to peace, and the things which are for mutual edification.

Jesus said to him, If thou art desirous to be perfect, go, sell all thy substance, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

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

BE ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and be slain, and after three days rise again. And he spake this saying openly. And Peter taking him aside, began to remonstrate with him. But he turned himself around, and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou dost not relish the things which are of God, but those that are of men. read more.
Then calling to him the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and be put to death, and on the third day rise again. And he said unto them, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

VERILY, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheep-fold, but getteth in some other way, that person is a thief and a robber. He that entereth by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own peculiar sheep by name, and leadeth them forth. read more.
And when he bringeth out his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: because they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will fly from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

After these things I looked, and beheld a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation, and tribe, and people, and tongue, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches in their hands and crying with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God that sitteth on the throne, and to the Lamb. And all the angels stood in a circle about the throne, and the presbyters and the four living beings, and fell on their faces before the throne, and worshipped God, read more.
saying, Amen: blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might be to our God for ever and ever. Amen. And one of the presbyters addressed me, saying, Who are these persons who are clothed in white robes? and from whence came they? And I said to him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are persons who are come out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made their robes white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun scorch them, nor any burning heat. Because the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will feed them, as a shepherd, and lead them unto living fountains of waters; and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.

Then spake Jesus again to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Then Peter addressing him, said unto him, Lo! we have left all and followed thee; what, I pray thee, shall we receive? Then said Jesus unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye who have followed me in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one who hath left family, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name sake, shall receive an hundred fold, and shall inherit life eternal. read more.
But many, now first, will be the last; and last, who will be the first.

Then Jesus, observing that he was very sorrowful, said, How difficultly shall they who have riches, enter into the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. And those who heard it said, Who then can be saved? read more.
And he said, The things impossible with men, are possible with God. Then said Peter, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee. And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that there is no man who hath left family, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who shall not receive back manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

Jesus answered them; I told you, and ye believed not: the works which I do in the name of my Father, they bear witness of me. But ye believe not, for ye are not of my sheep, as I told you. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: read more.
and I give unto them everlasting life and they shall never perish to eternity, and no person shall pluck them out of my hand.

And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will appoint you to be fishers of men:

And as Jesus was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And he saith to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

as also on James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not: henceforward thou shalt catch men. And when they had brought their vessels on shore, they left all, and followed him.

Beloved, be not an imitator of what is evil, but of that which is good. He that doeth good is of God, but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

And he that taketh not up his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that preserveth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall preserve it.