Matthew 19:28

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you, in 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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, Ὅτι ὑμεῖς οἱ ἀκολουθήσαντές μοι, ἐν τῇ παλιγγενεσίᾳ ὅταν καθίσῃ ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐπὶ θρόνου δόξης αὐτοῦ, καθίσεσθε καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐπὶ δώδεκα θρόνους, κρίνοντες τὰς δώδεκα φυλὰς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ.

Transliteration

The de Iēsous eipen to them, Amēn legō to you, That you, the ones akolouthēsantes me, in the palingenesia when kathisē the Huios tou anthrōpou epi thronou doxēs of him, kathisesthe also you epi dōdeka thronous, krinontes the dōdeka phylas tou Israēl.

Grammar Details

• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and
• *Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *eipen*: aorist, 3rd singular, active - said
• *Amēn*: Hebrew transliteration - truly/verily
• *legō*: present, 1st singular, active - I say
• *akolouthēsantes*: aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, plural - having followed
• *palingenesia*: dative, feminine, singular - regeneration/renewal
• *kathisē*: aorist subjunctive, 3rd singular, active - might sit
• *Huios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Son
• *anthrōpou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of man
• *epi*: preposition + accusative - upon
• *thronou*: genitive, masculine, singular - throne
• *doxēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - glory
• *kathisesthe*: future, 2nd plural, middle - you will sit
• *dōdeka*: numeral - twelve
• *thronous*: accusative, masculine, plural - thrones
• *krinontes*: present participle, active, nominative, masculine, plural - judging
• *phylas*: accusative, feminine, plural - tribes
• *Israēl*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Israel

Word Meanings

• *Amēn*: truly/verily/certainly
• *akolouthēsantes*: who have followed/having followed
• *palingenesia*: regeneration/renewal/rebirth
• *Huios tou anthrōpou*: Son of Man
• *thronou doxēs*: throne of glory/glorious throne
• *kathisesthe*: will sit/shall be seated
• *krinontes*: judging/ruling

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man sits on the throne of his glory, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G1161} Jesus{G2424} said{G2036} unto them,{G846} Verily{G281} I say{G3004} unto you,{G5213} that{G3754} ye{G5210} who have followed{G190} me,{G3427} in{G1722} the regeneration{G3824} when{G3752} the Son{G5207} of man{G444} shall sit{G2523} on the throne{G2362} of{G1391} his{G846} glory,{G1391} ye{G5210} also{G2532} shall sit{G2523} upon{G1909} twelve{G1427} thrones,{G2362} judging{G2919} the twelve{G1427} tribes{G5443} of Israel.{G2474}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G1161} Jesus{G2424} said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto them{G846}, Verily{G281} I say{G3004}{(G5719)} unto you{G5213}, That{G3754} ye{G5210} which{G3588} have followed{G190}{(G5660)} me{G3427}, in{G1722} the regeneration{G3824} when{G3752} the Son{G5207} of man{G444} shall sit{G2523}{(G5661)} in{G1909} the throne{G2362} of his{G846} glory{G1391}, ye{G5210} also{G2532} shall sit{G2523}{(G5695)} upon{G1909} twelve{G1427} thrones{G2362}, judging{G2919}{(G5723)} the twelve{G1427} tribes{G5443} of Israel{G2474}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Iesus sayde vnto them: verely I saye to you: when the sonne of man shall syt in ye seate of his maieste ye which folowe me in ye seconde generacion shall syt also vpon.xii. seates and iudge ye.xii. tribes of Israel.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Iesus sayde vnto the: Verely I saye vnto you: that when the sonne of man shal sytt in the seate of his maiestye, ye which haue folowed me in the new byrth, shal syt also vpon twolue seates, and iudge ye twolue trybes of Israel.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Iesus said vnto them, Verely I say to you, that when the Sonne of man shall sit in the throne of his maiestie, ye which folowed me in the regeneration, shal sit also vpon twelue thrones and iudge the twelue tribes of Israel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Iesus sayde vnto them: veryly I say vnto you, that when the sonne of man shall syt in the throne of his maiestie, ye that haue folowed me in the regeneration, shall syt also vpon twelue seates, and iudge the twelue tribes of Israel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Jesus said unto them, ‹Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jesus said to them, `Verily I say to you, that ye who did follow me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man may sit upon a throne of his glory, shall sit -- ye also -- upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you that in the time when all things are made new, and the Son of man is seated in his glory, you who have come after me will be seated on twelve seats, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jesus said to them, "Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jesus 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.

Referenced Verses

• Rev 3:21 : 21 The one who conquers I will grant to sit with me on my throne, just as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on His throne.
• Matt 25:31 : 31 When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels are with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.
• Luke 22:28-30 : 28 You are the ones who have stood by me in my trials. 29 And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, 30 so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
• Matt 16:27 : 27 For the Son of Man is going to come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each person according to what they have done.
• Matt 20:21 : 21 'What do you want?' he asked. She said to him, 'Declare that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.'
• Rev 21:5 : 5 And the one seated on the throne said, 'Behold, I am making all things new.' He also said, 'Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.'
• Rev 4:4 : 4 Surrounding the throne were twenty-four thrones, and upon these thrones sat twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments and wearing golden crowns on their heads.
• Rev 7:4 : 4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed: one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:
• Rev 12:1 : 1 A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
• Rev 20:4 : 4 Then I saw thrones, and those who sat on them were given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony about Jesus and for the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
• Rev 20:11-15 : 11 Then I saw a great white throne and the one seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them. Each person was judged according to what they had done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
• Rev 22:2 : 2 In the middle of the city’s street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, producing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
• Acts 3:21 : 21 Heaven must receive Him until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God spoke about through the holy prophets from ages past.
• 1 Cor 6:2-3 : 2 Don't you know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you not competent to decide trivial matters? 3 Don't you know that we will judge angels? How much more the matters of this life!
• 2 Thess 1:7-9 : 7 and to give relief to you who are troubled, along with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his powerful angels. 8 In flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 They will be punished with eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might. 10 On that day, when He comes to be glorified among His saints and marveled at by all who have believed—because our testimony to you was believed.
• 2 Tim 2:12 : 12 If we endure, we will also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He will also deny us.
• 2 Pet 3:13 : 13 But according to His promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
• Rev 2:26-27 : 26 To the one who is victorious and does my works to the end, I will give authority over the nations— 27 They will shepherd them with an iron rod and shatter them like pottery—
• Exod 15:27 : 27 Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there by the water.
• Exod 24:4 : 4 Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning, he built an altar at the base of the mountain and set up twelve pillars representing the twelve tribes of Israel.
• Exod 28:21 : 21 The stones shall correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, twelve according to their names, engraved like a signet, each with its name representing one of the twelve tribes.
• Lev 24:5 : 5 You shall take fine flour and bake it into twelve loaves. Each loaf will be made with two tenths of an ephah.
• Josh 3:12 : 12 Now then, select twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe.
• 1 Kgs 18:31 : 31 Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, 'Your name shall be Israel.'
• Ezra 6:17 : 17 They offered for the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering for all Israel, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
• Isa 65:17 : 17 Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
• Isa 66:22 : 22 For just as the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before Me, declares the Lord, so will your descendants and your name endure.
• Rev 21:12-14 : 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and at the gates were twelve angels, and on the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel. 13 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west. 14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.