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Top 40 Most Essential Bible Verses on Following Jesus

Matthew 4:19 (NLT)
“Jesus called out to them, ‘Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!’”

Matthew 8:22 (NLT)
“But Jesus told him, ‘Follow me now. Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead.’”

Matthew 9:9 (NLT)
“As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. ‘Follow me and be my disciple,’ Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him.”

Matthew 10:38 (NLT)
“If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine.”

Matthew 16:24 (NLT)
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.’”

Matthew 19:21 (NLT)
“Jesus told him, ‘If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.’”

Mark 1:17 (NLT)
“Jesus called out to them, ‘Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!’”

Mark 2:14 (NLT)
“As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at his tax collector’s booth. ‘Follow me and be my disciple,’ Jesus said to him. So Levi got up and followed him.”

Mark 8:34 (NLT)
“Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, ‘If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.’”

Mark 10:21 (NLT)
“Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. ‘There is still one thing you haven’t done,’ he told him. ‘Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.’”

Luke 5:27 (NLT)
“Later, as Jesus left the town, he saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at his tax collector’s booth. ‘Follow me and be my disciple,’ Jesus said to him.”

Luke 9:23 (NLT)
“Then he said to the crowd, ‘If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me.’”

Luke 9:59 (NLT)
“He said to another person, ‘Come, follow me.’ The man agreed, but he said, ‘Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.’”

Luke 9:61 (NLT)
“Another said, ‘Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family.’”

Luke 14:27 (NLT)
“And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple.”

Luke 18:22 (NLT)
“When Jesus heard his answer, he said, ‘There is still one thing you haven’t done. Sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.’”

John 1:43 (NLT)
“The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, ‘Come, follow me.’”

John 8:12 (NLT)
“Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, ‘I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.’”

John 10:27 (NLT)
“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.”

John 12:26 (NLT)
“Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me.”

John 13:36 (NLT)
“Simon Peter asked, ‘Lord, where are you going?’ And Jesus replied, ‘You can’t go with me now, but you will follow me later.’”

John 21:19 (NLT)
“Jesus said this to let him know by what kind of death he would glorify God. Then Jesus told him, ‘Follow me.’”

John 21:22 (NLT)
“Jesus replied, ‘If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? As for you, follow me.’”

Romans 8:14 (NLT)
“For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.”

1 Corinthians 11:1 (NLT)
“And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.”

Ephesians 5:1-2 (NLT)
“Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.”

Philippians 2:5 (NLT)
“You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.”

Philippians 3:17 (NLT)
“Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your lives after mine, and learn from those who follow our example.”

Colossians 2:6 (NLT)
“And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him.”

1 Peter 2:21 (NLT)
“For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps.”

1 John 2:6 (NLT)
“Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did.”

Matthew 7:13-14 (NLT)
“You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.”

Matthew 11:29 (NLT)
“Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”

Luke 18:28-30 (NLT)
“Peter said, ‘We’ve left our homes to follow you.’ ‘Yes,’ Jesus replied, ‘and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the Kingdom of God will be repaid many times over in this life and will have eternal life in the world to come.’”

John 14:15 (NLT)
“If you love me, obey my commandments.”

John 15:12-14 (NLT)
“This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command.”

Galatians 5:25 (NLT)
“Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.”

Hebrews 12:1-2 (NLT)
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down… And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus…”

James 2:14-17 (NLT)
“What good is it… if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions?… So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds… it is dead and useless.”

1 John 1:7 (NLT)
“But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light… then we have fellowship with each other…”

Revelation 14:4 (NLT)
“They have kept themselves as pure as virgins following the Lamb wherever he goes…”

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