Bible Verse | Disciples

In Christianity, a disciple is someone who follows and learns from Jesus Christ. Throughout the Bible, there are numerous verses that discuss the principles, responsibilities, and characteristics of discipleship. These verses provide guidance on what it means to be a disciple and how followers of Jesus should live out their faith.

Bible Verses about Discipleship:

1. Matthew 4:19 (NIV) - "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will send you out to fish for people."


2. Matthew 28:19-20 (NIV) - "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."


3. Luke 14:27 (NIV) - "And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple."


4. John 8:31 (NIV) - "To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, 'If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.'"


5. John 13:35 (NIV) - "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."


6. John 15:8 (NIV) - "This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples."


7. Acts 11:26b (NIV) - "The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch."


8. Acts 14:21-22 (NIV) - "They preached the gospel in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch, strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith."


9. Acts 20:28 (NIV) - "Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood."


10. Romans 12:1-2 (NIV) - "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 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."


11. 1 Corinthians 11:1 (NIV) - "Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ."


12. 1 Corinthians 12:27 (NIV) - "Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it."


13. 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV) - "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!"


14. Galatians 2:20 (NIV) - "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."


15. Ephesians 4:11-12 (NIV) - "So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up."


16. Philippians 2:5 (NIV) - "In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:"


17. Colossians 1:28-29 (NIV) - "He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me."


18. 1 Thessalonians 1:6 (NIV) - "You became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering with the joy given by the Holy Spirit."


19. 1 Timothy 4:12 (NIV) - "Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity."


20. 2 Timothy 2:2 (NIV) - "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."


21. Hebrews 5:12 (NIV) - "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!"


22. James 1:22 (NIV) - "Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says."


23. 1 Peter 2:21 (NIV) - "To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps."


24. 1 John 1:6-7 (NIV) - "If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin."


25. Revelation 3:19 (NIV) - "Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent."


26. Psalm 119:105 (NIV) - "Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path."


27. Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV) - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."


28. Isaiah 30:21 (NIV) - "Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, 'This is the way; walk in it.'"


29. Micah 6:8 (NIV) - "He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."


30. Matthew 16:24 (NIV) - "Then Jesus said to his disciples, 'Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.'"