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 have stayed with me in my time of trial. 29And just as my Father has granted me a Kingdom, I now grant you the right to eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom. And you will sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 31“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat. 32But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, 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 now that I won’t eat this meal again until its meaning is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God.”
• Luke 12:37The servants who are ready and waiting for his return will be rewarded. I tell you the truth, he himself will seat them, put on an apron, and serve them as they sit and eat!
• Luke 14:15Hearing this, a man sitting at the table with Jesus exclaimed, “What a blessing it will be to attend a banquet in the Kingdom of God!”
• 2 Samuel 9:9Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said, “I have given your master’s grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family.
• 2 Samuel 19:28All my relatives and I could expect only death from you, my lord, but instead you have honored me by allowing me to eat at your own table! What more can I ask?”
• Matthew 8:11And I tell you this, that many Gentiles will come from all over the world—from east and west—and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of Heaven.
• Revelation 19:9And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” And he added, “These are true words that come from God.”
• Psalms 49:14Like sheep, they are led to the grave, where death will be their shepherd. In the morning the godly will rule over them. Their bodies will rot in the grave, far from their grand estates.
• Matthew 19:28Jesus replied, “I assure you that when the world is made new and the Son of Man sits upon his glorious throne, you who have been my followers will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
• 1 Corinthians 6:2Don’t you realize that someday we believers will judge the world? And since you are going to judge the world, can’t you decide even these little things among yourselves?
• Revelation 2:26To all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end, To them I will give authority over all the nations.
• Revelation 3:21Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne.
• Revelation 4:4Twenty-four thrones surrounded him, and twenty-four elders sat on them. They were all clothed in white and had gold 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