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- Is the cost worth it? Yes! The more we know of Christ, the more we will want to follow him. We do not follow Jesus because of what we can get from him. We follow him because, by his grace, we want to be where he is. Having come to know the love God has for us, we do not want to live a moment without him (1 John 4:16).
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And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”
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- 1 Peter 2:21 ESV / 433 helpful votes. For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.
- Matthew 16:24 ESV / 424 helpful votes. Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
- John 8:12 ESV / 376 helpful votes. Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- 1 Corinthians 11:1-2 ESV / 341 helpful votes. Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you.
58 Bible Verses about Following Jesus Christ. Most Relevant Verses. Matthew 4:25. Verse Concepts. Large crowds followed Him from Galilee and the Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and from beyond the Jordan. Matthew 8:1. Verse Concepts. When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him. Matthew 12:15. Verse Concepts.
May 20, 2024 · Jesus Christ told his disciples exactly what it would cost them to follow him, even with their lives, because he wanted them to choose to surrender fully informed. At one point, many of those following Him turned and walked away, so Jesus asked the disciples if they, too, would leave.
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Jul 26, 2024 · Here are 20 Bible verses about following Jesus, each accompanied by a brief commentary to provide deeper understanding and reflection. 1. Matthew 4:19 “Then He said to them, ‘Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.'” Jesus calls us to follow and evangelize.
Oct 27, 2002 · To the rich young ruler Jesus said, It is going to cost you all your possessions to follow me: "Sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me" (Matthew 19:21).
Jesus is worth so much more than anything else in all the world, that every loss endured to have more of him can be endured with joy. Paul gave us a living example of this parable. He said in Philippians 3:7ff.,