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What Jesus Said About Following Him
Every place in the Gospels where Jesus calls people to follow him or teaches on discipleship — 26 verses of direct speech, King James Version. No commentary, just what he said.
In Matthew (9 verses)
Matthew 10:24
The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. Read in context →Matthew 10:25
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? Read in context →Matthew 10:42
And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. Read in context →Matthew 16:24
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. Read in context →Matthew 19:21
If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. Read in context →Matthew 19:29
And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. Read in context →In Mark (3 verses)
Mark 8:34
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. Read in context →Mark 10:21
One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. Read in context →In Luke (8 verses)
Luke 6:40
The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master. Read in context →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. Read in context →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. Read in context →Luke 14:27
And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. Read in context →Luke 14:33
So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. Read in context →Luke 18:22
Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. Read in context →In John (6 verses)
John 10:4
And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. Read in context →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. Read in context →John 13:36
Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards. Read in context →Explore other topics