100 Bible Verses About Disciples
Bible verses about Disciples
Exploring the scriptures on discipleship reveals the heart of Jesus' ministry and the path He calls each of us to walk. Understanding what it means to be a disciple, as defined by Christ Himself, is paramount to experiencing the fullness of life He offers. These verses illuminate the transformative journey of surrendering our will, embracing His teachings, and becoming living testaments to His love. By studying these passages, we gain invaluable insight into the commitment, sacrifice, and unwavering faith required to follow Jesus wholeheartedly, allowing us to grow closer to Him and fulfill our purpose in His Kingdom.
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Joshua 23:12 (KJV)
Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:
Following Jesus: Bible Verses on Discipleship
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.
My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.
Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.
But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it shall be clean.
For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Lord; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good.
The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.
God forbid that we should rebel against the Lord, and turn this day from following the Lord, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the Lord our God that is before his tabernacle.
Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:
So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Lord, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.
And he said, I am Abraham’s servant.
I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.
And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the Lord shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.
O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.
The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he shall command us.
Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.
Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
If ye will fear the Lord, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the Lord your God:
That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.
When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the Lord, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day.
For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.
For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.
Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.
Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
The Lord thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the Lord hath said.
Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the Lord your God.
A land which the Lord thy God careth for: the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages.
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
I said in my haste, All men are liars.
And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.
My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the Lord which sanctify you.
And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.
I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.
And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.
Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.
Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.
Thou shalt be perfect with the Lord thy God.
And this shall be a sign unto thee from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing that he hath spoken;
And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
The verses explored here paint a vivid picture of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus: a life of devoted learning, obedience, sacrifice, and active participation in spreading the Gospel. They highlight the transformative power of following Christ, from leaving behind familiar comforts to embracing a new identity rooted in love and service. Reflecting on these passages encourages us to examine our own commitment. Are we truly heeding Jesus' call to "follow me?" Are we actively seeking to learn from His teachings, obey His commands, and share His message with the world? Discipleship is not a passive state but a lifelong journey of growth, requiring constant self-reflection and a willingness to embrace the challenges and blessings that come with faithfully following Jesus. May these verses inspire you to deepen your own discipleship and live a life that reflects the heart of Christ.