16 Bible Verses about disciples, characteristics of

Be ye imitators of me, as I also am of Christ.

For unto this you have been called: because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you may follow in his steps:

If you love me, keep my commandments.

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

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

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

But I say unto you, Love your enemies with a divine love, bless those who curse you and pray for those who despitefully use you and persecute you: in order that you may be the sons of your Father who is in the heavens: because He raises up His sun on the wicked and on the good, and rains on the righteous and on the unrighteous.

Let your light so shine before the people, in order that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

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 looking round on His disciples sitting about Him in a circle, He says, Behold my mother and my brothers! For whosoever may do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and my mother.

Ye are the salt of the earth; and if the salt may lose its savor, in what shall it be salted? It is yet without value, except having been cast out, to be trodden under feet by the people.

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch is not able to produce fruit of itself, unless it may abide in the vine; so you are not able, unless you may abide in me.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; because I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest unto your souls.

And He says to them, Follow after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

Going, disciple all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost:

But you shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost having come upon you, and shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and all Judea, and in Samaria, and into the extremity of the earth.