Luke 22:30

Luke 22:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”

Context of Luke 22:30

28“You are the ones who have remained with me in my trials. 29Thus I grant to you a kingdom, just as my Father granted to me, that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 31“Simon, Simon, pay attention! Satan has demanded to have you all, to sift you like wheat, 32but I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. When you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

Luke 22:30 word by word

ἵνα ἔσθητε καὶ πίνητε ἐπὶ τῆς τραπέζης μου ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ μου καὶ καθήσεσθε ἐπὶ θρόνων τὰς δώδεκα φυλὰς κρίνοντες τοῦ Ἰσραήλ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• ye may eatἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• drinkπίνωpinō piō poō · to drinkG4095
• atἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• tableτράπεζαtrapeza · tableG5132
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• sitκαθίζωkathizō · to seatG2523
• thronesθρόνοςthronos · throneG2362
• judgingκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
• the twelveδώδεκαdōdeka · twelveG1427
• tribesφυλήphulē · tribeG5443
• of IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl · IsraelG2474

Cross-references for Luke 22:30

• Luke 22:16For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”
• Luke 12:37Blessed are those slaves whom their master finds alert when he returns! I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, have them take their place at the table, and will come and wait on them!
• Luke 14:15When one of those at the meal with Jesus heard this, he said to him, “Blessed is everyone who will feast in the kingdom of God!”
• 2 Samuel 9:9Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul’s attendant, and said to him, “Everything that belonged to Saul and to his entire house I hereby give to your master’s grandson.
• 2 Samuel 19:28After all, there was no one in the entire house of my grandfather who did not deserve death from my lord the king. But instead you allowed me to eat at your own table! What further claim do I have to ask the king for anything?”
• Matthew 8:11I tell you, many will come from the east and west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,
• Revelation 19:9Then the angel said to me, “Write the following: Blessed are those who are invited to the banquet at the wedding celebration of the Lamb!” He also said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
• Psalms 49:14They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns; Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses.
• Matthew 19:28Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth: In the age when all things are renewed, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
• 1 Corinthians 6:2Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you not competent to settle trivial suits?
• Revelation 2:26And to the one who conquers and who continues in my deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations –
• Revelation 3:21I will grant the one who conquers permission to sit with me on my throne, just as I too conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
• Revelation 4:4In a circle around the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on those thrones were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white clothing and had golden crowns on their heads.

Commentaries on Luke 22:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Sit on thrones - See on Matthew 19:28; (note). Marcion left the whole of this verse out, according to Epiphanius: probably because he did not understand it.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30See the notes at Matthew 19:28.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-38Verses 21-38 How unbecoming is the worldly ambition of being the greatest, to the character of a follower of Jesus, who took upon him the form of a servant, and humbled himself to the death of the cross! In the way to eternal happiness, we must expect to be assaulted and sifted by Satan. If he cannot destroy, he will try to disgrace or distress us. Nothing more certainly forebodes a fall, in a professed follower of Christ, than self-confidence, with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30judging the twelve tribes of Israel: This could be a figurative reference to the apostles’ leadership in the church. Or it could refer to their special role in the future, when God’s kingdom will be fully established on earth (compare Ephesians 2:20; Revelation 3:21; 20:4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3024-30. there was--or "had been," referring probably to some symptoms of the former strife which had reappeared, perhaps on seeing the whole paschal arrangements committed to two of the Twelve. (See on Mr 10:42-45.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 22:30

• Apostles
• Church
• Heaven
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Accomplish
• Agony
• Cast
• Earnestly
• Reckon
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on Luke 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings