Discipleship Bible Verses

"Come, follow me, Jesus said, and I will send you out to fish for people."

— Matthew 4:19

"My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me."

— John 10:27

"Then he said to them all: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.""

— Luke 9:23

""Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will send you out to fish for people.""

— Mark 1:17

"Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.""

— Matthew 16:24

"Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me."

— John 12:26

"As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector's booth. "Follow me," he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him."

— Matthew 9:9

"The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, "Follow me.""

— John 1:43

"After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. "Follow me," Jesus said to him, and Levi got up, left everything and followed him."

— Luke 5:27-28

"Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, "Follow me!""

— John 21:19

"As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector's booth. "Follow me," Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him."

— Mark 2:14

"But Jesus told him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.""

— Matthew 8:22

"When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.""

— John 8:12

"When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.""

— Luke 18:22

"Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.""

— Mark 8:34

"Jesus answered, "If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.""

— John 21:22

"To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps."

— 1 Peter 2:21

"Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it."

— Matthew 10:39

"And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple."

— Luke 14:27

"In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples."

— Luke 14:33

"Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me."

— Matthew 10:37-38

""Truly I tell you," Jesus replied, "no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—along with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life.""

— Mark 10:29-30

"If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple."

— Luke 14:26

"But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ."

— Philippians 3:7-8

"Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won't you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?"

— Luke 14:28

"In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted."

— 2 Timothy 3:12

"strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God," they said."

— Acts 14:22

"Remember what I told you: "A servant is not greater than his master." If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also."

— John 15:20

"And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life."

— Matthew 19:29

"For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all."

— 2 Corinthians 4:17

"May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world."

— Galatians 6:14

"Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory."

— Romans 8:17

"Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed."

— 1 Peter 4:12-13

"Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ's afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church."

— Colossians 1:24

"He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward."

— Hebrews 11:25-26

"By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."

— John 13:35

"To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.""

— John 8:31

"This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples."

— John 15:8

"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

— Matthew 28:19-20

"Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth."

— 2 Timothy 2:15

"Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts."

— Colossians 3:16

"Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says."

— James 1:22

"Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did."

— 1 John 2:6

"Follow God's example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God."

— Ephesians 5:1-2

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."

— Galatians 5:22-23

"In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus."

— Philippians 2:5

"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."

— Romans 12:2

"Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."

— 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us."

— Hebrews 12:1

"For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love."

— 2 Peter 1:5-7

"They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer."

— Acts 2:42

"In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."

— Matthew 5:16

"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."

— Matthew 28:19

"And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others."

— 2 Timothy 2:2

"He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.""

— Mark 16:15

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

— Acts 1:8

"Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ."

— 1 Corinthians 11:1

"In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us."

— Titus 2:7-8

"Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well."

— 1 Thessalonians 2:8

"He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ."

— Colossians 1:28

"In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!"

— Hebrews 5:12

"For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the Lord, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel."

— Ezra 7:10

"But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect."

— 1 Peter 3:15

"As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another."

— Proverbs 27:17

"You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house."

— Acts 20:20

"Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor."

— Galatians 6:6

"Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers."

— 1 Timothy 4:16

"Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went."

— Acts 8:4

"How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?"

— Romans 10:14

"I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ."

— Philemon 1:6