30 Bible Verses about Following - NASB & KJV (2025)

You shall walk entirely in the way which the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and that it may be well for you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you will possess.

Deuteronomy 5:33

Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.

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And the Lord is the One who is going ahead of you; He will be with you. He will not desert you or abandon you. Do not fear and do not be dismayed.

Deuteronomy 31:8

And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

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Establish my footsteps in Your word, And do not let any wrongdoing have power over me.

Psalm 119:133

Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

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Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; the one who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”

John 8:12

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

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May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the perseverance of Christ.

2 Thessalonians 3:5

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

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You shall follow the Lord your God and fear Him; and you shall keep His commandments, listen to His voice, serve Him, and cling to Him.

Deuteronomy 13:4

Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

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And the one who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.

Matthew 10:38

And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

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And He summoned the crowd together with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.”

Mark 8:34

And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

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If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

John 12:26

If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

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If we live by the Spirit, let’s follow the Spirit as well.

Galatians 5:25

If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

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Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.

Ephesians 5:1

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children.

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For you have been called for this purpose, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you would follow in His steps.

1 Peter 2:21

For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps.

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Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways.

Psalm 128:1

Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways.

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The steps of a man are established by the Lord, And He delights in his way.

Psalm 37:23

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.

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

Ephesians 2:10

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

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

Colossians 3:17

And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

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So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly My disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

John 8:31-32

Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

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Jesus said to him, “If you want to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

Matthew 19:21

Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

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Do not turn to the right or to the left; Turn your foot from evil.

Proverbs 4:27

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

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In the same way, faith also, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself.

James 2:17

Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

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By this all people will know that you are My disciples: if you have love for one another.

John 13:35

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

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Now may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, that is, Jesus our Lord, equip you in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Hebrews 13:20-21

Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

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But if it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served, which were beyond the Euphrates River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

Joshua 24:15

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

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I hurried and did not delay To keep Your commandments.

Psalm 119:60

I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.

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My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples.

John 15:8

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

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