Bible Verses About Discipleship
Verses about following Jesus, making disciples, and the cost and joy of the Christian life.
Jesus did not call us to pray a prayer and carry on as before — He called us to follow Him. These Bible verses on discipleship capture the full weight and wonder of that call: take up your cross, lose your life to find it, teach all nations, love one another. Discipleship is not a program; it is a relationship. It is costly — but it is also the most alive, most purposeful, most joy-filled way to live. Whether you are a new believer or a seasoned follower, these scriptures will challenge and deepen your walk with Christ.
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”
2 Timothy 3:16-17
More Verses for Discipleship
“That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;”
Philippians 3:10
“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.”
Matthew 28:19-20
“And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.”
Luke 9:23
“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;”
John 8:31
“And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
Matthew 4:19
“By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”
John 13:35
“And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.”
2 Timothy 2:2
“And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.”
Luke 14:27
“And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.”
Deuteronomy 6:6-7
“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.”
3 John 1:4
“We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.”
Psalm 78:4
“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.”
Mark 16:15
“Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.”
2 Timothy 4:2
“For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”
Acts 4:20
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.”
John 14:12
“But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:”
Ephesians 4:15
“And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;”
2 Peter 1:5-6
“But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.”
1 Corinthians 9:27
“I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,”
Ephesians 4:1
“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 3:14
“Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.”
Matthew 16:24
“Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.”
2 Corinthians 5:20
“Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.”
1 Corinthians 11:1
“And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?”
Luke 6:46
“He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.”
1 John 2:6
“For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps.”
1 Peter 2:21
“Then spake Jesus again unto 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.”
John 8:12
“I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.”
Revelation 3:15
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