Quotes About Disciples

Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him,Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?

Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord.

This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciples.

Then Jesus therefore said to them plainly, "Lazarus is dead, and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe; but let us go to him."…So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days. Christ revealed that the disciples should have their faith strengthened by these events.

Put every great teacher in a room, and they'd agree about everything, but put their disciples in there and they'd argue about everything.

Thus, the apostles' adventure began as a gathering of persons who open to one another reciprocally. A direct knowledge of the Teacher began for the disciples.

lived. But his disciples were not dreamers. They were hungry for power, and in the end, like all those who hunger for power, they became shedders of blood.

Jesus never taught His disciples how to preach, only how to pray. He did not speak much of what was needed to preach well, but much of praying well. To know how to speak to God is more than knowing how to speak to man. Not power with men, but power with God is the first thing. Jesus loves to teach us how to pray.

On earth Christ was a learner in the school of obedience; in heaven He teaches it to His disciples here on earth. In a world where disobedience reigns unto death, the restoration of obedience is in Christ's hands. As in His own life, so in us, He has undertaken to maintain it. He teaches and works it in us.

Yet our Lord really meant it, for in the last night with His disciples He promised them that the power of the Spirit would enable them to live a life of obedience. Lord, I do love You and it is my greatest desire to obey Your commands. Please help me to do Your will.

Jesus never taught His disciples how to preach, only how to pray. He did not speak much of what was needed to preach well, but much of praying well. To know how to speak to God is more than knowing how to speak to man.

Christ spoke of power to the disciples, but it was the Spirit filling their whole being that worked the power.

Him?' Jesus never taught His disciples how to preach, only how to pray.

The disciples had only to pray, believe, and yield themselves to the mighty power of Christ.

There is such a thing as a Pentecost still to the disciples of Jesus; but it comes to him who has forsaken all to follow Jesus only, and in following fully has allowed the Master to reprove and instruct him.

observed: "The petitions of true disciples are echoes (so to speak) of Christ's words. As He has spoken so they speak. Their prayer is only some fragment of His teaching transformed into a supplication, and so it will necessarily be heard."[50]

As soon as a religion comes to dominate it has as its opponents all those who would have been its first disciples.

They would have to sing better songs for me to learn to have faith in their Redeemer; and his disciples would have to look more redeemed!

They would have to sing better songs to make me believe in their Redeemer; his disciples would have to look more redeemed!

A martyr's disciples suffer more than the martyr.

'You better do a lot of praying' is good counsel for all of the Lord's servants, new or seasoned. It is what His wise servants do. They pray. The disciples of Jesus Christ when He lived on the earth noticed that about Him.

Disciples be damned. It's not interesting. It's only the masters that matter. Those who create.

Perhaps baptism really ought to have some health warnings attached to it: 'If you take this step, if you go into these depths, it will be transfiguring, exhilarating, life-giving and very, very dangerous.' To be baptized into Jesus is not to be in what the world thinks of as a safe place. Jesus' first disciples discovered that in the Gospels, and his disciples have gone on discovering it ever since.