Luke 22:29
And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as my Father bestowed one on me,
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
In Context
28“You have stayed with me in my trials.
Cross References
Matthew 25:34Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Luke 12:32Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.
1 Corinthians 9:25Every athlete who competes exercises self-control in all things. They do so to receive a perishable wreath, but we do so to receive an imperishable crown.
2 Timothy 2:12if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he will also deny us;
1 Peter 5:4And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
Matthew Henry on Luke 22:22-39
The Disciples Admonished; Peter's Frailty Predicted. 21 But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. 22 And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed! 23 And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing. 24 And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. 25 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that… Read the whole commentary →