Disciple

When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,

Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.

Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.

When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?”

So Jesus got up and went with him, along with His disciples.

Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.

And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.

A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.

It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!

And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”

After Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.

Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples

At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.

When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”

Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.

Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”

Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

Then John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus.

When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”

And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.

When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.

“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”

The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”

Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

When they crossed to the other side, the disciples forgot to take bread.

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

Then He admonished the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ.

From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.

Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.

The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.”

Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is better not to marry.”

Then little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them. And the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?”

As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside and said,

As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,

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

When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”

They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.

Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:

As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.

While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”

When Jesus had finished saying all these things, He told His disciples,

When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste?

On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’”

So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.

While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”

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 went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”

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.

Then He returned to the disciples and said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.

So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”

Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”

So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.

and instructed them: “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’

Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated.

While Jesus was dining at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Him and His disciples—for there were many who followed Him.

When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting. So people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees?”

One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.

So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,

Jesus asked His disciples to have a boat ready for Him so that the crowd would not crush Him.

He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

His disciples answered, “You can see the crowd pressing in on You, and yet You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”

Jesus went on from there and came to His hometown, accompanied by His disciples.

When John’s disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.

By now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late.

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.

Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.

and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.

So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”

After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.

In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said,

His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”

And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.

He immediately got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.

Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say I am?”

But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”

Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.

Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”

After Jesus had gone into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

because He was teaching His disciples. He told them, “The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill Him, and after three days He will rise.”

When they were back inside the house, the disciples asked Jesus about this matter.

Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”

And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.

As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two of His disciples

Then He said to the tree, “May no one ever eat of your fruit again.” And His disciples heard this statement.

Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.

As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”

On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him,

and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’

So the disciples left and went into the city, where they found everything as Jesus had described. And they prepared the Passover.

Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus told His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”

But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.’”

But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”

One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.

When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:

Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.

Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.

Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.

Then John’s disciples informed him about all these things.

Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.

One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out.

(There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples to set before the people.

One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?”

I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”

And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples,

When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”

Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.

One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.

In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.

Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!

Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.

Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.

As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,

And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:

But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”

In the hearing of all the people, Jesus said to His disciples,

and say to the owner of that house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’

Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.

When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.

The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.

And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.

and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.

After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.

His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”

After He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.

Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.

When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John

(although it was not Jesus who baptized, but His disciples),

(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)

Just then His disciples returned and were surprised that He was speaking with a woman. But no one asked Him, “What do You want from her?” or “Why are You talking with her?”

Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”

So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?”

Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.

One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,

And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”

When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,

The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with His disciples, but they had gone away alone.

So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum to look for Him.

On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”

Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching, Jesus asked them, “Does this offend you?

From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him.

So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.

So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.

and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

He replied, “I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”

Then they heaped insults on him and said, “You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses.

and then He said to the disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”

“Rabbi,” they replied, “the Jews just tried to stone You, and You are going back there?”

His disciples replied, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.”

As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.

But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked,

At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.

After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him.

The disciples looked at one another, perplexed as to which of them He meant.

One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.

By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”

This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.

Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”

His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech.

After Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley, where they entered a garden.

Now Judas His betrayer also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples.

Now Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he also went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.

But Peter stood outside at the door. Then the disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.

At this, the servant girl watching the door said to Peter, “Aren’t you also one of this man’s disciples?” “I am not,” he answered.

Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and His teaching.

Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they asked him, “Aren’t you also one of His disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not.”

When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.”

Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.

Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.

So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”

Then Peter and the other disciple set out for the tomb.

The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.

Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. And he saw and believed.

Then the disciples returned to their homes.

Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them what He had said to her.

It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.

After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”

Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”

Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book.

Later, by the Sea of Tiberias, Jesus again revealed Himself to the disciples. He made Himself known in this way:

Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.

Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not recognize that it was Jesus.

Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea.

The other disciples came ashore in the boat. They dragged in the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.

“Come, have breakfast,” Jesus said to them. None of the disciples dared to ask Him, “Who are You?” They knew it was the Lord.

This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after He was raised from the dead.

Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. He was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper to ask, “Lord, who is going to betray You?”

Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. However, Jesus did not say that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you?”

This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who has written them down. And we know that his testimony is true.

In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.

So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.

Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest

In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.

and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.

One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.

When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”

and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.

So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. And the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.

strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.

And they spent a long time there with the disciples.

Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?

Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.

After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples

But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.

When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.

Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.

We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.

Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.