Quotes About Discipleship

“All these I have kept,” said the young man. “What do I still lack?”

Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.

“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.

Then the mother of Zebedeeís sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.

“What do you want?” He inquired. She answered, “Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left.”

“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered.

As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.

So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.

Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:

But you are not to be called ëRabbi,í for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.

They were deeply grieved and began to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I, Lord?”

Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.

Peter said to Him, “Even if all fall away on account of You, I never will.”

Peter replied, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the other disciples said the same thing.

Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter.

While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.

Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.

At this, one of Jesusí companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

But Peter followed Him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. And he went in and sat down with the guards to see the outcome.

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,