16 Bible Verses about disciples, characteristics of

So take me for your example, even as I take Christ for mine.

This is God's purpose for you: because Jesus himself underwent punishment for you, giving you an example, so that you might go in his footsteps:

If you have love for me, you will keep my laws.

Let not your heart be troubled: have faith in God and have faith in me.

And he who does not take his cross and come after me is not good enough for me.

Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple.

But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you; So that you may be the sons of your Father in heaven; for his sun gives light to the evil and to the good, and he sends rain on the upright man and on the sinner.

Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.

And looking round at those who were seated about him, he said, See, my mother and my brothers! Whoever does God's pleasure, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

You are the salt of the earth; but if its taste goes from the salt, how will you make it salt again? it is then good for nothing but to be put out and crushed under foot by men.

Be in me at all times as I am in you. As the branch is not able to give fruit of itself, if it is not still on the vine, so you are not able to do so if you are not in me.

Take my yoke on you and become like me, for I am gentle and without pride, and you will have rest for your souls;

And he said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

Go then, and make disciples of all the nations, giving them baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:

But you will have power, when the Holy Spirit has come on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judaea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.