The best Bible verses for discipleship (NASB) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for discipleship (NASB), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"And He was saying to [them] all, 'If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me."Luke 9:23
"And He was saying to [them] all, 'If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me."Luke 9:23
"Give [instruction] to a wise man and he will be still wiser, Teach a righteous man and he will increase [his] learning."Proverbs 9:9
"Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them."Romans 16:17
"Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard [this] said, 'This is a difficult statement; who can listen to it?'"John 6:60
"So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, 'If you continue in My word, [then] you are truly disciples of Mine;"John 8:31
"The Pharisees and their scribes [began] grumbling at His disciples, saying, 'Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?'"Luke 5:30
"It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, 'Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.'"Luke 11:1
"'And you shall say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, 'Where is the guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?''"Luke 22:11
"When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, 'Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?'"Mark 2:16
"Jesus Himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke Him and said to Him, 'Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?'"Mark 4:38
"The Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, 'Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands?'"Mark 7:5
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for discipleship (NASB) are Luke 9:23, Luke 14:27, Proverbs 4:2. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to discipleship (NASB) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for discipleship (NASB), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.