Discipleship

Discipleship is following Jesus as his disciple. This page lists verses on Jesus' call to follow him, taking up the cross, counting the cost, the marks of a disciple, and making disciples.

Follow me

• Matthew 4:19
  And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
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• Matthew 9:9
  And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
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• John 10:27
  My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
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• John 12:26
  If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
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Taking up the cross

• Luke 9:23
  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.
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• Matthew 16:24-25
  ²⁴Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. ²⁵For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
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• Luke 14:27
  And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
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Counting the cost

• Luke 9:57-62
  ⁵⁷And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. ⁵⁸And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. ⁵⁹And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. ⁶⁰Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. ⁶¹And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. ⁶²And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
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• Luke 14:26
  If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
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• Luke 14:28-33
  ²⁸For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? ²⁹Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, ³⁰Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. ³¹Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? ³²Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. ³³So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
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Marks of a disciple

• John 8:31-32
  ³¹Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; ³²And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
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• John 13:34-35
  ³⁴A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. ³⁵By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
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• John 15:8
  Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
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Making disciples

• Matthew 28:19-20
  ¹⁹Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: ²⁰Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
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• 2 Timothy 2:2
  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.
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See also

• Great Commission
• Obedience
• Jesus Christ

Notes

1. Verses are quoted in the translation chosen in the Translation menu at the top of the page. See Translations for sources and copyright notices.
2. Each reference links to the full chapter so the verse can be read in context.