Bible Verses About Christian Discipleship

It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?

Direct passage that a disciple is like his teacher.

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.

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And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

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And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

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Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

Direct Bible passage on abiding in Christ's word

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.

Direct Bible text for daily cross-bearing

So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

Direct Bible text for renouncing possessions

And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.

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The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.

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Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

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And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

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For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

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The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.

Direct Bible passage on disciple and teacher

And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

Direct Bible verse for the naming at Antioch

And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

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Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

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There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.

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And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.

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This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.

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Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.

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Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.

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And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.

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Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.

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