Following Jesus is the central call of every believer, as we are invited to walk in His footsteps, learn from His teachings, and emulate His example of love and service. In the Bible, we find invitations and commands to follow Jesus wholeheartedly, forsaking all else to pursue a life of discipleship and intimacy with Him. Join us as we delve into verses that call us to follow Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.
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Bible Verses About Following Jesus
Matthew 16:24
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.”
Mark 1:17
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
John 10:27
“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.”
John 12:26
“Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.”
John 15:16
“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.”
Matthew 4:19
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
Luke 9:23
“Then Jesus said to them all: ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.'”
Matthew 8:22
“But Jesus told him, ‘Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.'”
Luke 5:27
“After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. ‘Follow me,’ Jesus said to him.”
Matthew 9:9
“As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. ‘Follow me,’ he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.”
John 8:12
“When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.'”
Mark 2:14
“As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. ‘Follow me,’ Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him.”
Matthew 10:38
“Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.”
John 13:37
“Peter asked, ‘Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.'”
John 1:43
“The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, ‘Follow me.'”
Luke 14:27
“And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.”
Matthew 19:21
“Jesus answered, ‘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.'”
John 10:4
“When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.”
John 12:32
“And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”
Matthew 10:37
“Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.”
Matthew 8:19
“Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, ‘Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.'”
John 21:19
“Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, ‘Follow me!'”
John 21:22
“Jesus answered, ‘If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.'”
Luke 18:22
“When Jesus heard this, he said to him, ‘You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'”
Matthew 16:25
“For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.”
Matthew 19:28
“Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.'”
Luke 18:28
“Peter said to him, ‘We have left all we had to follow you!'”
Matthew 19:27
“Peter answered him, ‘We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?'”
Matthew 9:9
“As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. ‘Follow me,’ he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.”
Luke 21:28
“When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
Matthew 11:29
“Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
Mark 10:21
“Jesus looked at him and loved him. ‘One thing you lack,’ he said. ‘Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'”
Luke 9:59
“He said to another man, ‘Follow me.’ But he replied, ‘Lord, first let me go and bury my father.'”
Matthew 19:29
“And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.”
Matthew 10:39
“Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.”
Matthew 8:22
“But Jesus told him, ‘Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.'”
John 8:31
“To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, ‘If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.'”
Mark 8:34
“Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.'”
Matthew 24:44
“So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
Luke 10:1
“After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go.”