Luke 22:28-30
What is written? (ESV)
You are those who have stayed with me in my trials, and I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom, that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
What does it say?
You [Apostles] have stayed with me in my trials, and as my Father assigned to me, I now assign to you a kingdom, where you will eat and drink at my table and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
What is its immediate context?
It is Jesus’ final week and they are in the upper room. The apostles are arguing about who will be greatest in the kingdom and Jesus addresses their argument by showing how He himself served, and they must as well.
How Luke 22:28-30 is applied across Bible answers
What is the nature of the kingdom of God?
Jesus is effectively transferring the kingdom into the Apostles' hands as "the time for His departure is at hand" and highlighting for them (again) the spiritual nature of the kingdom.
