42 occurrences

'Disciples' in the Bible

The Pharisees and their scribes started complaining to Jesus' disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"

Verse ConceptsFaultsComplaintsSectsStatusTax CollectorsMurmuringDisputesGrumbling At PeopleOpposition To Christ From ScribesFinding Fault With Jesus

Then they told him, "John's disciples frequently fast and pray, and so do those of the Pharisees. But your disciples keep right on eating and drinking."

Verse ConceptsFasting, Practice OfAsceticism, People PracticingPharisees, Beliefs OfPrayer, Practicalities OfDisciples Of John The BaptistEating And DrinkingWho Will FastFastingFasting And Prayer

One time Jesus was walking through some grain fields on a Sabbath. His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them.

Verse ConceptsPlucking OutReapingThe Disciples ActionsOn The Sabbath

When daylight came, he called his disciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also called apostles:

Verse ConceptsOrdinationTwelve DisciplesChosen DisciplesChrist With His Disciples

Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place, along with many of his disciples and a large gathering of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.

Verse ConceptsSermon On The MountCoastlandsChrist Going DownHearing ChristJesus HealingOther References To The Disciples

Then Jesus looked at his disciples and said, "How blessed are you who are destitute, because the kingdom of God is yours!

Verse ConceptsKingdom Of God, Entry IntoRiches, Believers AttitudesChrist SeeingBlessings Of The PoorChrist Speaking To DisciplesPeople Of The Kingdom

Soon afterwards, Jesus went to a city called Nain. His disciples and a large crowd were going along with him.

Verse ConceptsCrowds Around JesusDisciples' Movements

John's disciples told him about all these things. So John called two of his disciples

Verse ConceptsDisciples Of John The BaptistTelling Of Jesusluck

Then his disciples began to ask him what this parable meant.

Verse ConceptsQuestioning ChristMeaningThe Disciples Words

One day, Jesus and his disciples got into a boat. He told them, "Let's cross to the other side of the lake." So they started out.

Verse ConceptsBoatsCrossing To The Other SideThe CrossDiscipleshipsailinglakes

So his disciples went to him, woke him up, and kept telling him, "Master! Master! We're going to die!" He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves. They stopped, and there was calm.

Verse ConceptsRageStormsWorryMaking StillNearness Of DeathChrist Waking UpDeath Looms NearReproving ThingsThe Sea StilledGod Controls Storms

Then he asked the disciples, "Where's your faith?" Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, "Who is this man? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him!"

Verse ConceptsConfusionFaith, Growth InLack Of FaithAmazement, Of Christ's MiraclesNot Believing In JesusWho Is Jesus?The Sea Stilled

Now there were about 5,000 men. So he told his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about 50."

Verse ConceptsFiftiesFive ThousandReclining To EatNumbers Of Malesgroups

Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed them. Then he broke the loaves in pieces and kept giving them to the disciples to pass on to the crowd.

Verse ConceptsThankfulnessThanksgivingFive ThingsThe Disciples ActionsBreaking Of BreadTwo AnimalsGiving Food And DrinkThanking God For FoodBreadFishFeeding The Poor

After the voice had spoken, Jesus was alone. The disciples kept silent and at that time told no one about what they had seen.

Verse ConceptsSilenceIsolated PersonsChrist Concealing Things

All the people continued to be amazed at the greatness of God. Indeed, everyone was astonished at all the things Jesus was doing. So he told his disciples,

Verse ConceptsAmazingGod, Majesty OfAmazement, Of Christ's MiraclesGreatness Of DisciplesChrist Speaking To DisciplesPassiongreatness

Later, an argument started among the disciples as to which of them might be the greatest.

Verse ConceptsdisagreementsGreatness Of DisciplesDiscipleshipgreatness

When his disciples James and John observed this rejection, they asked, "Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?"

Verse ConceptsLightningVindictivenessFire From HeavenGod Acts From HeavenDiscipleship

After this, the Lord appointed 70 other disciples and was about to send them ahead of him in pairs to every town and place that he intended to go.

Verse Conceptsevangelists, ministry ofMissionaries, Call OfCompanionshipMissionary Work, Examples OfSeventyTwo DisciplesPeople Going BeforeSeventiesChrist SendingMissionariesDiscipleshipgroups

Then turning to his disciples in private, he told them, "How blessed are the eyes that see what you see!

Verse ConceptsPrivacyChrist Speaking To DisciplesThe Faculty Of Sight

Once Jesus was praying in a certain place. After he had finished, one of his disciples told him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples."

Verse ConceptsHabitsJohn The BaptistTeachablenessChrist TeachingThe Disciples WordsDisciples Of John The BaptistEnd Of ActionsJesus PrayingPraying For OthersPrayingFinishing Strong

Jesus told his disciples, "It is inevitable that temptations to sin will come, but how terrible it will be for the person through whom they come!

Verse Conceptsenemies, of believersNecessityTemptation, Avoiding CausingTemptation, Universality OfChrist Speaking To DisciplesWoe To The WickedTemptationimpossible

Then Jesus told the disciples, "The time will come during which you will long to see one of these days when the Son of Man is with you, but you will not see it.

Verse ConceptsSonsChrist Speaking To DisciplesMinistry Of The Son Of ManTimes Of The ChristDiscipleship

Now some people were even bringing their infants to Jesus to have him touch them. But when the disciples saw this, they sternly told the people not to do that.

Verse ConceptsRebukeSensitivityTouchTouching For HealingThe Disciples ReactionsChildren And The Kingdom

As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples on ahead.

Verse ConceptsTwo DisciplesDisciples' Movements

The disciples answered, "The Lord needs it."

Verse ConceptsGod's Needs

He was now approaching the descent from the Mount of Olives. The whole crowd of disciples began to rejoice and to praise God with a loud voice because of all the miracles they had seen.

Verse ConceptsMiracles, Responses ToPraise, Examples OfThe Disciples ReactionsSpecific Praising Of God

While all the people were listening, he told his disciples,

Verse ConceptsListeningHearing ChristChrist Speaking To Disciples

and say to the owner of the house, "The Teacher asks you, "Where is the room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?"'

Verse ConceptsGuestsOther References To The DisciplesWhere Are Things?Private RoomsGuest Rooms

Then Jesus asked his disciples, "When I sent you out without a wallet, traveling bag, or sandals, you didn't lack anything, did you?" They replied, "Nothing at all."

Verse ConceptsPursesSandalsShortagesChrist SendingGod ProvidingNot EquippedMoney Boxluck

Then he left and went to the Mount of Olives, as usual. The disciples went with him.

Verse ConceptsDisciples' Movements

When he got up from prayer, he went to the disciples and found them asleep from sorrow.

Verse ConceptsPrayerlessnessSorrowTirednessUnhappinessUnreliabilityChrist With His Disciples

They returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven disciples and all the others.

Verse ConceptsJesus TombEleven

They got up right away, went back to Jerusalem, and found the eleven disciples and their companions all together.

Verse ConceptsElevenGroups going homejerusalem

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