Following Jesus

Then said Jesus to his disciples, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me,

for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,

Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, `I am the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life.'

Followers of me become ye, as I also <FI>am<Fi> of Christ. — read the full passage →

And he said unto all, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me;

according as I said to you: My sheep my voice do hear, and I know them, and they follow me,

And having called near the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them, `Whoever doth will to come after me--let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me;

`Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens. — read the full passage →

and in this we know that we have known him, if his commands we may keep; — read the full passage →

Followers of me become ye, as I also <FI>am<Fi> of Christ.

if any one may minister to me, let him follow me, and where I am, there also my ministrant shall be; and if any one may minister to me--honour him will the Father.

and ye shall be hated by all because of my name, but he who hath endured to the end, he shall be saved.

and he saith to them, `Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,'

as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance, — read the full passage →

`Ye did not choose out me, but I chose out you, and did appoint you, that ye might go away, and might bear fruit, and your fruit might remain, that whatever ye may ask of the Father in my name, He may give you. — read the full passage →

and having heard these things, Jesus said to him, `Yet one thing to thee is lacking; all things--as many as thou hast--sell, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me;'

ye are my friends, if ye may do whatever I command you;

and whoever doth not receive his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.

And dost thou wish to know, O vain man, that the faith apart from the works is dead? — read the full passage →

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

and he saith to them, `Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men,' — read the full passage →

`I am the vine, ye the branches; he who is remaining in me, and I in him, this one doth bear much fruit, because apart from me ye are not able to do anything; — read the full passage →

if we may live in the Spirit, in the Spirit also we may walk;

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved, — read the full passage →

and the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and remind you of all things that I said to you.

Jesus, therefore, said unto the Jews who believed in him, `If ye may remain in my word, truly my disciples ye are, and ye shall know the truth, — read the full passage →

And Jesus having looked upon him, did love him, and said to him, `One thing thou dost lack; go away, whatever thou hast--sell, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me, having taken up the cross.'

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage--I have overcome the world.'

`In this was my Father glorified, that ye may bear much fruit, and ye shall become my disciples.

Jesus said to him, `If thou dost will to be perfect, go away, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.'

for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.

(not by works that <FI>are<Fi> in righteousness that we did but according to His kindness,) He did save us, through a bathing of regeneration, and a renewing of the Holy Spirit,

and all also who will to live piously in Christ Jesus shall be persecuted,

`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest, — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

And there were going on with him great multitudes, and having turned, he said unto them, — read the full passage →

And he said unto all, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me; — read the full passage →

and this he said, signifying by what death he shall glorify God; and having said this, he saith to him, `Be following me.'

And following Jesus was Simon Peter, and the other disciple, and that disciple was known to the chief priest, and he entered with Jesus to the hall of the chief priest,

in this shall all know that ye are my disciples, if ye may have love one to another.'

and a certain young man was following him, having put a linen cloth about <FI>his<Fi> naked body, and the young men lay hold on him,

take up my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls,

And after these things he went forth, and beheld a tax-gatherer, by name Levi, sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, `Be following me;' — read the full passage →

so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens.

For our citizenship is in the heavens, whence also a Saviour we await--the Lord Jesus Christ--

And having heard these things Jesus wondered at him, and having turned to the multitude following him, he said, `I say to you, not even in Israel so much faith did I find;'

for my flesh truly is food, and my blood truly is drink; — read the full passage →

for even the Son of Man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'

So that, my beloved, as ye always obey, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, with fear and trembling your own salvation work out, — read the full passage →

and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah--choose for you to-day whom ye do serve; --whether the gods whom your fathers served, which <FI>are<Fi> beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house--we serve Jehovah.'

And Peter began to say to him, `Lo, we left all, and we followed thee.' — read the full passage →

because also Christ once for sin did suffer--righteous for unrighteous--that he might lead us to God, having been put to death indeed, in the flesh, and having been made alive in the spirit, — read the full passage →

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,

if the world doth hate you, ye know that it hath hated me before you;

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

And the God of the peace, who did bring up out of the dead the great shepherd of the sheep--in the blood of an age-during covenant--our Lord Jesus, — read the full passage →

`The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have <FI>it<Fi> abundantly. — read the full passage →

and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,

and Jesus said to him, `Go, thy faith hath saved thee:' and immediately he saw again, and was following Jesus in the way.

And having called near the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them, `Whoever doth will to come after me--let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me; — read the full passage →

And Jesus passing by thence, saw a man sitting at the tax-office, named Matthew, and saith to him, `Be following me,' and he, having risen, did follow him.

looking to the author and perfecter of faith--Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him--did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;

For, let this mind be in you that <FI>is<Fi> also in Christ Jesus,

confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting to remain in the faith, and that through many tribulations it behoveth us to enter into the reign of God,

and when He may come--the Spirit of truth--He will guide you to all the truth, for He will not speak from Himself, but as many things as He will hear He will speak, and the coming things He will tell you;

And there were going on with him great multitudes, and having turned, he said unto them, — read the full passage →

<FI> Nun.<Fi> A lamp to my foot <FI>is<Fi> Thy word, And a light to my path.

With all my heart I have sought Thee, Let me not err from Thy commands.

When, therefore, he washed their feet, and took his garments, having reclined (at meat) again, he said to them, `Do ye know what I have done to you? — read the full passage →

after Jehovah your God ye walk, and Him ye fear, and His commands ye keep, and to His voice ye hearken, and Him ye serve, and to Him ye cleave.

And we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother disorderly walking, and not after the deliverance that ye received from us,

and ye--ye did become imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

so that if any one <FI>is<Fi> in Christ--<FI> he is<Fi> a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things.

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

Jesus, therefore, said unto the Jews who believed in him, `If ye may remain in my word, truly my disciples ye are, and ye shall know the truth,

but, there cometh an hour, and it now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father also doth seek such to worship him; — read the full passage →

And having called near the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them, `Whoever doth will to come after me--let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me; — read the full passage →

He saith to them, `And ye--who do ye say me to be?' — read the full passage →

By David. Unto Thee, O Jehovah, my soul I lift up. — read the full passage →

and the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God, and to the endurance of the Christ.

all things through him did happen, and without him happened not even one thing that hath happened.

And Jesus having seen great multitudes about him, did command to depart to the other side; — read the full passage →

thus therefore pray ye: `Our Father who <FI>art<Fi> in the heavens! hallowed be Thy name. — read the full passage →

I said, therefore, to you, that ye shall die in your sins, for if ye may not believe that I am <FI>he<Fi> , ye shall die in your sins.'

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God;

Then said Jesus to his disciples, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me, — read the full passage →

because this is the message that ye did hear from the beginning, that we may love one another, — read the full passage →

And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.

A disciple is not above his teacher, but every one perfected shall be as his teacher.

And my spirit was glad on God my Saviour, — read the full passage →

And afterwards have Moses and Aaron entered, and they say unto Pharaoh, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Send My people away, and they keep a feast to Me in the wilderness;' — read the full passage →

and unto the Son: `Thy throne, O God, <FI>is<Fi> to the age of the age; a sceptre of righteousness <FI>is<Fi> the sceptre of thy reign;

And Thomas answered and said to him, `My Lord and my God;'

and all, whatever ye may do in word or in work, <FI>do<Fi> all things in the name of the Lord Jesus--giving thanks to the God and Father, through him.

And Jesus was going up and down all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the reign, and healing every sickness and every malady among the people. — read the full passage →

Simon Peter, therefore, answered him, `Sir, unto whom shall we go? thou hast sayings of life age-during; — read the full passage →

If any one may see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and He shall give to him life to those sinning not unto death; there is sin to death, not concerning it do I speak that he may beseech; — read the full passage →

so also the faith, if it may not have works, is dead by itself.