973 verses about Discipleship

They cast out many demons, and anointed many with oil who were sick, and healed them.

When his disciples heard this, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

The apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.

He said to them, “You come apart into a deserted place, and rest awhile.” For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

They went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.

When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him, and said, “This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.

He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go see.” When they knew, they said, “Five, and two fish.”

He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.

He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.

They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish.

Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat, and to go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the multitude away.

for they hadn’t understood about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.

Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is unwashed, hands, they found fault.

The Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why don’t your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?”

He called all the multitude to himself, and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand.

When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable.

He commanded them that they should tell no one, but the more he commanded them, so much the more widely they proclaimed it.

In those days, when there was a very great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to himself, and said to them,

His disciples answered him, “From where could one satisfy these people with bread here in a deserted place?”

Immediately he entered into the boat with his disciples, and came into the region of Dalmanutha.

When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They told him, “Twelve.”

“When the seven loaves fed the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They told him, “Seven.”

He asked them, “Don’t you understand yet?”

Jesus went out, with his disciples, into the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples, “Who do men say that I am?”

He commanded them that they should tell no one about him.

He spoke to them openly. Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.

But he, turning around, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you have in mind not the things of God, but the things of men.”

He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.

For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also will be ashamed of him, when he comes in his Father’s glory, with the holy angels.”

After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and brought them up onto a high mountain privately by themselves, and he was changed into another form in front of them.

Peter answered Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let’s make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

Suddenly looking around, they saw no one with them any more, except Jesus only.

As they were coming down from the mountain, he commanded them that they should tell no one what things they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

They kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the “rising from the dead” meant.

Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them.

He asked the scribes, “What are you asking them?”

and wherever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and wastes away. I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they weren’t able.”

He answered him, “Unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me.”

When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

They went out from there, and passed through Galilee. He didn’t want anyone to know it.

For he was teaching his disciples, and said to them, “The Son of Man is being handed over to the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, on the third day he will rise again.”

But they didn’t understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

He came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing among yourselves on the way?”

But they were silent, for they had disputed one with another on the way about who was the greatest.

He sat down, and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.”

He took a little child, and set him in the middle of them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,

“Whoever receives one such little child in my name, receives me, and whoever receives me, doesn’t receive me, but him who sent me.”

John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone who doesn’t follow us casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow us.”

For whoever is not against us is on our side.

For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ’s, most certainly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.

Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

In the house, his disciples asked him again about the same matter.

They were bringing to him little children, that he should touch them, but the disciples rebuked those who were bringing them.

Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross.”

Jesus looked around, and said to his disciples, “How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!”

The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answered again, “Children, how hard is it for those who trust in riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!

Peter began to tell him, “Behold, we have left all, and have followed you.”

Jesus said, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News,

They were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going in front of them, and they were amazed; and those who followed were afraid. He again took the twelve, and began to tell them the things that were going to happen to him.

When the ten heard it, they began to be indignant towards James and John.

But it shall not be so among you, but whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant.

Whoever of you wants to become first among you, shall be bondservant of all.

They came to Jericho. As he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.

When they came near to Jerusalem, to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

They went away, and found a young donkey tied at the door outside in the open street, and they untied him.

Jesus entered into the temple in Jerusalem. When he had looked around at everything, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

Jesus told it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” and his disciples heard it.

Peter, remembering, said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which you cursed has withered away.”

He called his disciples to himself, and said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury,

As he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, see what kind of stones and what kind of buildings!”

As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,

Jesus, answering, began to tell them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray.

“It is like a man, traveling to another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, and to each one his work, and also commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch.

Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, that he might deliver him to them.

On the first day of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the Passover, his disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare that you may eat the Passover?”

He sent two of his disciples, and said to them, “Go into the city, and there you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him,

and wherever he enters in, tell the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”’

His disciples went out, and came into the city, and found things as he had said to them, and they prepared the Passover.

When it was evening he came with the twelve.

As they sat and were eating, Jesus said, “Most certainly I tell you, one of you will betray me—he who eats with me.”

He answered them, “It is one of the twelve, he who dips with me in the dish.

Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ Zechariah 13:7

But Peter said to him, “Although all will be offended, yet I will not.”

Jesus said to him, “Most certainly I tell you, that you today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”

But he spoke all the more, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” They all said the same thing.

They came to a place which was named Gethsemane. He said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I pray.”

He took with him Peter, James, and John, and began to be greatly troubled and distressed.

He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn’t you watch one hour?

Again he returned, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy, and they didn’t know what to answer him.

He came the third time, and said to them, “Sleep on now, and take your rest. It is enough. The hour has come. Behold, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Arise, let us be going. Behold, he who betrays me is at hand.”

When he had come, immediately he came to him, and said, “Rabbi! Rabbi!” and kissed him.

But a certain one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

They all left him, and fled.

A certain young man followed him, having a linen cloth thrown around himself over his naked body. The young men grabbed him,

Peter had followed him from a distance, until he came into the court of the high priest. He was sitting with the officers, and warming himself in the light of the fire.

But he again denied it. After a little while again those who stood by said to Peter, “You truly are one of them, for you are a Galilean, and your speech shows it.”

There were also women watching from afar, among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and served him; and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.