The Cost To Follow Jesus

He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross,and follow me.

If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God.”

So therefore whoever of you who doesn’t renounce all that he has, he can’t be my disciple.

Go your ways. Behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.

Now when Jesus saw great multitudes around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side. — read the full passage →

Therefore also be ready, for in an hour that you don’t expect, the Son of Man will come.

As they went on the way, a certain man said to him, “I want to follow you wherever you go, Lord.” — read the full passage →

He who doesn’t take his cross and follow after me, isn’t worthy of me.

Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them, — read the full passage →

Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,

not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Whoever doesn’t bear his own cross, and come after me, can’t be my disciple.

It came to pass, when the days were near that he should be taken up, he intently set his face to go to Jerusalem,

You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

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

He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men.”

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world.He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.

I said therefore to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I amhe, you will die in your sins.”

But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”

Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.

Jesus therefore said to those Jews who had believed him, “If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples. — read the full passage →

No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You aren’t able to serve God and Mammon.”

Another also said, “I want to follow you, Lord, but first allow me to say good-bye to those who are at my house.”

But Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but you go and announce the Kingdom of God.”

Now when Jesus saw great multitudes around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.

Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them, — read the full passage →

As they went on the way, a certain man said to him, “I want to follow you wherever you go, Lord.” — read the full passage →

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

You shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall you take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of Yahweh your God which I command you.

For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, — read the full passage →

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it? — read the full passage →

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.

If it seems evil to you to serve Yahweh, choose this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh.”

Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, if it is so that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

“Don’t think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn’t come to send peace, but a sword. — read the full passage →

Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own, — read the full passage →

Now very early in the morning, he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him. He sat down, and taught them.

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him. — read the full passage →

“If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregardhis own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.

Now there were some present at the same time who told him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. — read the full passage →

You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

Nicodemus answered him, “How can these things be?”

Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see the Kingdom of God.”

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn’t worthy of me.

Rather, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Ruth said, “Don’t entreat me to leave you, and to return from following after you, for where you go, I will go; and where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God;

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

When he had gone through those parts, and had encouraged them with many words, he came into Greece.

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these. The first, Simon, who is called Peter; Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee; John, his brother;

Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. — read the full passage →

For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.

Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?”

The same came to him by night, and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”

“Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.’

He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.

At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is, being interpreted, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven,but my Father only.

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

The centurion answered, “Lord, I’m not worthy for you to come under my roof. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.

My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings. — read the full passage →

When the king lived in his house, and Yahweh had given him rest from all his enemies all around, — read the full passage →

The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision.

Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.

He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

Being warned in a dream that they shouldn’t return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way. — read the full passage →

Before the mountains were born, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Yahweh your God commanded to teach you, that you might do them in the land where you go over to possess it; — read the full passage →

God spoke all these words, saying, — read the full passage →

The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he became the father of other sons and daughters.

who in time past were no people, but now are God’s people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →

for which things’ sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us.

But after some days, Felix came with Drusilla, his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.

Sailing from there, we came the following day opposite Chios. The next day we touched at Samos and stayed at Trogyllium, and the day after we came to Miletus.