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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)to eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom. And you will sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Context of Luke 22:30

28You are those who have stood by me in my trials. 29And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 31“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. 32But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And 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 finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”
• Luke 12:37It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them.
• Luke 14:15When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
• 2 Samuel 9:9Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul’s steward, and said to him, “I have given your master’s grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family.
• 2 Samuel 19:28All my grandfather’s descendants deserved nothing but death from my lord the king, but you gave your servant a place among those who eat at your table. So what right do I have to make any more appeals to the king?”
• Matthew 8:11I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
• Revelation 19:9Then the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!” And he added, “These are the true words of God.”
• Psalms 49:14They are like sheep and are destined to die; death will be their shepherd (but the upright will prevail over them in the morning). Their forms will decay in the grave, far from their princely mansions.
• Matthew 19:28Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, 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 Lord’s people will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
• Revelation 2:26To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations—
• Revelation 3:21To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne.
• Revelation 4:4Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold 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
• Accomplish
• Agony
• Cast
• Earnestly
• Reckon
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Jesus Christ
• Judging Judgment
• Judgment, Last

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