Bible Verses About Discipleship
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for discipleship, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 37,521 votes, led by Matthew 28:18-20. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Discipleship
Matthew 28:18-201,470 votes
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Luke 14:271,107 votes
And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
Luke 9:231,081 votes
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.
2 Timothy 2:21,046 votes
And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
John 8:31-32941 votes
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
Luke 14:33928 votes
So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
Luke 6:40893 votes
The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
John 13:34-35881 votes
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Matthew 5:14-16836 votes
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Luke 14:26777 votes
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.
Ephesians 4:11-17763 votes
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Acts 2:42689 votes
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
1 Corinthians 11:1688 votes
Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
Matthew 16:24-25604 votes
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.
John 15:1-17557 votes
I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
Matthew 28:19-20553 votes
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Mark 8:34537 votes
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.
Matthew 9:9535 votes
And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
Titus 2:1-8515 votes
But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
Matthew 28:16-20496 votes
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
Matthew 16:24486 votes
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.
Matthew 10:38462 votes
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
Luke 9:57-62458 votes
And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
Matthew 4:19456 votes
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
John 15:16454 votes
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
What does the Bible say about discipleship?
Readers most often cite Matthew 28:18-20 on the subject of discipleship. Across 37,521 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Luke 14:27, Luke 9:23, 2 Timothy 2:2. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.