Bible Verses About Cost to Follow Jesus

“Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.”

“Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.”

“Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

“Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.”

“In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.”

“When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea. And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.” Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

“For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”

“Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

“Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.”

“In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”

“Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?”

“As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.”

“And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.”

“Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.”

“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”

“A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.”

“But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

“That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”

“But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”

“Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”

“You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.”

“Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters — yes, even his own life — he cannot be My disciple. And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple. Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it? Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’ Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand? And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace. In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple. Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned? It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

“And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”