Matthew 19:28

Good News Translation

Jesus said to them, “You can be sure that when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne in the New Age, then you twelve followers of mine will also sit on thrones, to rule the twelve tribes of Israel.

Cross References

1 Kings 18:31

He took twelve stones, one for each of the twelve tribes named for the sons of Jacob, the man to whom the Lord had given the name Israel.

2 Chronicles 9:19

Twelve figures of lions were on the steps, one at either end of each step. No throne like this had ever existed in any other kingdom.

Ezra 6:17

For the dedication they offered 100 bulls, 200 sheep, and 400 lambs as sacrifices, and 12 goats as offerings for sin, one for each tribe of Israel.

Exodus 15:27

Next they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees; there they camped by the water.

Exodus 24:4

Moses wrote down all the Lord's commands. Early the next morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain and set up twelve stones, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Exodus 28:21

Each of these twelve stones is to have engraved on it the name of one of the sons of Jacob, to represent the tribes of Israel.

Isaiah 65:17

The Lord says, “I am making a new earth and new heavens. The events of the past will be completely forgotten.

Isaiah 66:22

“Just as the new earth and the new heavens will endure by my power, so your descendants and your name will endure.

Leviticus 24:5

Take twenty-four pounds of flour and bake twelve loaves of bread.

Matthew 16:27

For the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will reward each one according to his deeds.

Matthew 19:27

Then Peter spoke up. “Look,” he said, “we have left everything and followed you. What will we have?”

Matthew 20:21

“What do you want?” Jesus asked her. She answered, “Promise me that these two sons of mine will sit at your right and your left when you are King.”

Matthew 25:31

“When the Son of Man comes as King and all the angels with him, he will sit on his royal throne,

Matthew 6:33

Instead, be concerned above everything else with the Kingdom of God and with what he requires of you, and he will provide you with all these other things.

Matthew 8:20

Jesus answered him, “Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lie down and rest.”

Mark 10:37

They answered, “When you sit on your throne in your glorious Kingdom, we want you to let us sit with you, one at your right and one at your left.”

Acts 3:21

He must remain in heaven until the time comes for all things to be made new, as God announced through his holy prophets of long ago.

2 Timothy 2:12

If we continue to endure, we shall also rule with him. If we deny him, he also will deny us.

Joshua 3:12

Now choose twelve men, one from each of the tribes of Israel.

2 Peter 3:13

But we wait for what God has promised: new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness will be at home.

Revelation 11:16

Then the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones in front of God threw themselves face downward and worshiped God,

Revelation 12:1

Then a great and mysterious sight appeared in the sky. There was a woman, whose dress was the sun and who had the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.

Revelation 20:4

Then I saw thrones, and those who sat on them were given the power to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been executed because they had proclaimed the truth that Jesus revealed and the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image, nor had they received the mark of the beast on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and ruled as kings with Christ for a thousand years.

Revelation 21:5

Then the one who sits on the throne said, “And now I make all things new!” He also said to me, “Write this, because these words are true and can be trusted.”

Revelation 22:2

and flowing down the middle of the city's street. On each side of the river was the tree of life, which bears fruit twelve times a year, once each month; and its leaves are for the healing of the nations.

Revelation 22:5

There shall be no more night, and they will not need lamps or sunlight, because the Lord God will be their light, and they will rule as kings forever and ever.

Revelation 3:21

To those who win the victory I will give the right to sit beside me on my throne, just as I have been victorious and now sit by my Father on his throne.

Revelation 4:4

In a circle around the throne were twenty-four other thrones, on which were seated twenty-four elders dressed in white and wearing crowns of gold.

Revelation 7:4

And I was told that the number of those who were marked with God's seal on their foreheads was 144,000. They were from the twelve tribes of Israel,