John 12:26

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Whoever serves me must follow me. My servants must be with me everywhere I am. My Father will give honor to anyone who serves me.

Cross References

Galatians 1:10

Now do you think I am trying to make people accept me? No, God is the one I am trying to please. Am I trying to please people? If I wanted to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.

1 Samuel 2:30

“The Lord, the God of Israel, promised that your father’s family would serve him forever. But now the Lord says, ‘That will never be! I will honor people who honor me, but bad things will happen to those who refuse to respect me.

Colossians 3:24

Remember that you will receive your reward from the Lord, who will give you what he promised his people. Yes, you are serving Christ. He is your real Master.

Romans 1:1

Greetings from Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus. God chose me to be an apostle and gave me the work of telling his Good News.

John 17:24

“Father, I want these people you have given me to be with me in every place I am. I want them to see my glory—the glory you gave me because you loved me before the world was made.

John 10:27

My sheep listen to my voice. I know them, and they follow me.

2 Corinthians 5:8

So I say that we have confidence. And we really want to be away from this body and be at home with the Lord.

Jude 1:1

Greetings from Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James. To those who have been chosen and are loved by God the Father and have been kept safe in Jesus Christ.

1 John 5:3

Loving God means obeying his commands. And God’s commands are not too hard for us,

2 Peter 1:1

Greetings from Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ. To all of you who share in the same valuable faith that we have. This faith was given to us because our God and Savior Jesus Christ always does what is good and right.

2 Corinthians 4:5

We don’t tell people about ourselves. But we tell people that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we tell them that we are your servants for Jesus.

Romans 14:18

Whoever serves Christ by living this way is pleasing God, and they will be accepted by others.

John 15:20

“Remember the lesson I told you: Servants are not greater than their master. If people treated me badly, they will treat you badly too. And if they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours too.

Luke 6:46

“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ but you don’t do what I say?

Proverbs 27:18

People who take care of fig trees are allowed to eat the fruit. In the same way, people who take care of their masters will be rewarded.

Psalm 91:15

When my followers call to me, I will answer them. I will be with them when they are in trouble. I will rescue them and honor them.

Philippians 1:23

It would be a hard choice. Sometimes I want to leave this life and be with Christ. That would be much better for me;

John 14:3

After I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back. Then I will take you with me, so that you can be where I am.

John 13:16

Believe me, servants are not greater than their master. Those who are sent to do something are not greater than the one who sent them.

Luke 9:23

Jesus continued to say to all of them, “Any of you who want to be my follower must stop thinking about yourself and what you want. You must be willing to carry the cross that is given to you every day for following me.

Matthew 25:21

“The master answered, ‘You did right. You are a good servant who can be trusted. You did well with that small amount of money. So I will let you care for much greater things. Come and share my happiness with me.’

Psalm 17:15

I have done only what is right, so I will see your face. And seeing you, I will be fully satisfied.

Numbers 14:24

But my servant Caleb was different. He follows me completely. So I will bring him into the land that he has already seen, and his people will get that land.

Revelation 14:4

These are the ones who did not do sinful things with women. They kept themselves pure. Now they follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were bought from among the people of the earth as the first to be offered to God and the Lamb.

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, another servant of Jesus Christ from your group, sends his greetings. He constantly struggles for you in prayer. He prays that you will grow to be spiritually mature and have everything that God wants for you.

John 21:22

Jesus answered, “Maybe I want him to live until I come. That should not matter to you. You follow me!”

John 14:15

“If you love me, you will do what I command.

Mark 8:34

Then Jesus called the crowd and his followers to him. He said, “Any of you who want to be my follower must stop thinking about yourself and what you want. You must be willing to carry the cross that is given to you for following me.

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to his followers, “If any of you want to be my follower, you must stop thinking about yourself and what you want. You must be willing to carry the cross that is given to you for following me.

Numbers 32:11

‘None of the people who came from Egypt and are 20 years old or older will be allowed to see this land. I made a promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I promised to give this land to these people, but they did not really follow me.

Luke 12:37

When their master sees that they are ready and waiting for him, it will be a great day for those servants. I can tell you without a doubt, the master will get himself ready to serve a meal and tell the servants to sit down. Then he will serve them.