'Disciples' in the Bible

Again the next day John was standing with two of his disciples,

The two disciples heard his exclamation, and they followed Jesus.

and Jesus also was invited and His disciples.

This, the first of His miracles, Jesus performed at Cana in Galilee, and thus displayed His glorious power; and His disciples believed in Him.

Afterwards He went down to Capernaum--He, and His mother, and His brothers, and His disciples; and they made a short stay there.

This recalled to His disciples the words of Scripture, "My zeal for Thy House will consume me."

When however He had risen from among the dead, His disciples recollected that He had said this; and they believed the Scripture and the teaching which Jesus had given them.

After this Jesus and His disciples went into Judaea; and there He made a stay in company with them and baptized.

As the result, a discussion having arisen on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purification,

Now as soon as the Master was aware that the Pharisees had heard it said, "Jesus is gaining and baptizing more disciples than John"--

though Jesus Himself did not baptize them, but His disciples did--

for His disciples were gone to the town to buy provisions.

Just then His disciples came, and were surprised to find Him talking with a woman. Yet not one of them asked Him, "What is your wish?" or "Why are you talking with her?"

Meanwhile the disciples were urging Jesus. "Rabbi," they said, "eat something."

So the disciples began questioning one another. "Can it be," they said, "that some one has brought Him something to eat?"

Then Jesus went up the hill, and sat there with His disciples.

One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,

When all were fully satisfied, He said to His disciples, "Gather up the broken portions that remain over, so that nothing be lost."

When evening came on, His disciples went down to the Lake.

Next morning the crowd who were still standing about on the other side of the Lake found that there had been but one small boat there, and they had seen that Jesus did not go on board with His disciples, but that His disciples went away without Him.

When however the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they themselves also took boats and came to Capernaum to look for Jesus.

Many therefore of His disciples, when they heard it, said, "This is hard to accept. Who can listen to such teaching?"

But, knowing in Himself that His disciples were dissatisfied about it, Jesus asked them,

Thereupon many of His disciples left Him and went away, and no longer associated with Him.

So His brothers said to Him, "Leave these parts and go into Judaea, that not only we but your disciples also may witness the miracles which you perform.

Jesus therefore said to those of the Jews who had now believed in Him, "As for you, if you hold fast to my teaching, then you are truly my disciples;

So His disciples asked Him, "Rabbi, who sinned--this man or his parents--that he was born blind?"

"I have told you already," he replied, "and you did not listen to me. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also mean to be disciples of his?"

Then they railed at him, and said, "You are that man's disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.

Then, after that, He said to the disciples, "Let us return to Judaea."

"Rabbi," exclaimed the disciples, "the Jews have just been trying to stone you, and do you think of going back there again?"

"Master," said the disciples, "if he is asleep he will recover."

Therefore Jesus no longer went about openly among the Jews, but He left that neighbourhood and went into the district near the Desert, to a town called Ephraim, and remained there with the disciples.

The meaning of this His disciples did not understand at the time; but after Jesus was glorified they recollected that this was written about Him, and that they had done this to Him.

Then He poured water into a basin, and proceeded to wash the feet of the disciples and to wipe them with the towel which He had put round Him.

"Any one who has lately bathed," said Jesus, "does not need to wash more than his feet, but is clean all over. And you my disciples are clean, and yet this is not true of all of you."

The disciples began looking at one another, at a loss to know to which of them He was referring.

There was at table one of His disciples--the one Jesus loved-- reclining with his head on Jesus's bosom.

It is by this that every one will know that you are my disciples--if you love one another."

By this is God glorified--by your bearing abundant fruit and thus being true disciples of mine.

Some of His disciples therefore said to one another, "What does this mean which He is telling us, 'A little while and you do not see me, and again a little while and you shall see me,' and 'Because I am going to the Father'?"

"Ah, now you are using plain language," said His disciples, "and are uttering no figure of speech!

After offering this prayer Jesus went out with His disciples to a place on the further side of the Ravine of the Cedars, where there was a garden which He entered--Himself and His disciples.

Now Judas also, who at that very time was betraying Him, knew the place, for Jesus had often resorted there with His disciples.

"I have told you," replied Jesus, "that I am he. If therefore you are looking for me, let these my disciples go their way."

This led the girl, the portress, to ask Peter, "Are you also one of this man's disciples?" "No, I am not," he replied.

So the High Priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and His teaching.

But Simon Peter remained standing and warming himself, and this led to their asking him, "Are you also one of his disciples?" He denied it, and said, "No, I am not."

Mary of Magdala came and brought word to the disciples. "I have seen the Master," she said. And she told them that He had said these things to her.

On that same first day of the week, when it was evening and, for fear of the Jews, the doors of the house where the disciples were, were locked, Jesus came and stood in their midst, and said to them, "Peace be to you!"

Having said this He showed them His hands and also His side; and the disciples were filled with joy at seeing the Master.

So the rest of the disciples told him, "We have seen the Master!" His reply was, "Unless I see in his hands the wound made by the nails and put my finger into the wound, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe it."

A week later the disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them, when Jesus came--though the doors were locked--and stood in their midst, and said, "Peace be to you."

There were also a great number of other signs which Jesus performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not recorded in this book.

After this, Jesus again showed Himself to the disciples. It was at the Lake of Tiberias. The circumstances were as follows.

Simon Peter was with Thomas, called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zabdi, and two others of the Master's disciples.

When, however, day was now dawning, Jesus stood on the beach, though the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

But the rest of the disciples came in the small boat (for they were not far from land--only about a hundred yards off)

"Come this way and have breakfast," said Jesus. But not one of the disciples ventured to question Him as to who He was, for they felt sure that it was the Master.

This was now the third occasion on which Jesus showed Himself to the disciples after He had risen from among the dead.