25 Important Bible Verses About Making Disciples

Matthew 28:19-20 – The Great Commission

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Acts 1:8 – Power to Be Witnesses

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Mark 16:15 – Preaching to All Creation

“He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.'”

2 Timothy 2:2 – Passing It On

“And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.”

Matthew 4:19 – I Will Make You Fishers of Men

“‘Come, follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will send you out to fish for people.'”

Luke 14:23 – Compel Them to Come In

“Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.'”

John 13:34-35 – Love as a Disciple

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

2 Corinthians 5:20 – Ambassadors for Christ

“We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.”

John 15:8 – Bear Much Fruit

“This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.”

Colossians 1:28-29 – Presenting Everyone Perfect

“He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.”

Matthew 5:16 – Let Your Light Shine

“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”

1 Corinthians 11:1 – Imitate Me as I Imitate Christ

“Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.”

Acts 26:16-18 – To Open Their Eyes

“‘Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and will see of me. I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’”

Proverbs 11:30 – Winning Souls Is Wise

“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.”

1 Peter 3:15 – Be Prepared to Give an Answer

“But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.”

Romans 1:16 – The Gospel is the Power of God

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.”

Ezekiel 3:17-19 – Warn the Wicked

“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. When I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. But if you do warn the wicked person and they do not turn from their wickedness or from their evil ways, they will die for their sin; but you will have saved yourself.”

John 4:35-36 – The Harvest is Plentiful

“Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together.”

Proverbs 14:25 – A Good Witness Delivers Souls

“A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness is deceitful.”

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Mark 8:35 – Losing Your Life for the Gospel

“For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.”

Philippians 2:15 – Blameless and Pure

“…so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe.”

Galatians 6:10 – Do Good to All

“Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.”

Luke 9:48 – Welcoming the Least

“Then he said to them, ‘Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.’”

Acts 4:20 – Cannot Stop Speaking

“As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

Psalm 126:6 – Sowing in Tears

“Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.”

1 Corinthians 9:19-23 – All Things to All People

“Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible…I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.”

Romans 10:14 – How Can They Call on Him?

“How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?”

Matthew 16:24 – These Things The Lord Hates

“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.”

John 12:26 – Serving Christ

“Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.”

Proverbs 10:21 – Blessings on the Righteous

“The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.”

1 Peter 2:12 – Live Such Good Lives

“Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.”

James 5:20 – Saving a Soul

“Remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.”

Matthew 10:32-33 – Acknowledge Jesus

“Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.”

2 Corinthians 4:5 – Preach Jesus as Lord

“For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.”

Mark 9:50 – Be Salted with Fire

“‘Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with each other.’”

Isaiah 43:10 – You are My Witnesses

“You are my witnesses,’ declares the LORD, ‘and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me.”

1 Corinithians 3:6-7 – God Causes the Growth

“I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.”

Titus 2:7-8 – Show Yourself in All Respects

“In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.”

Psalm 126:5 – Sowing in Tears

“Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy.”

2 Corinthians 5:17 – A New Creation

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”

1 Corinthians 15:58 – Stand Firm

“Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”

Matthew 28:20 – I Am with You

“…and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

John 8:31-32 – Set Free by the Truth

“To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, ‘If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’”

1 Peter 4:10-11 – Use Your Gifts

“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.”

Matthew 9:37-38 – Pray for Laborers

“Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.’”

Ecclesiastes 11:6 – Sow Your Seed

“Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let your hands not be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well.”