Matthew 19:28

New American Bible - revised edition

Jesus said to them, “Amen, I say to you that you who have followed me, in the new age, when the Son of Man is seated on his throne of glory, will yourselves sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Cross References

1 Kings 18:31

He took twelve stones, for the number of tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the Lord had said: Israel shall be your name.

2 Chronicles 9:19

and twelve other lions standing there on the steps, two to a step. Nothing like this was made in any other kingdom.

Ezra 6:17

For the dedication of this house of God, they offered one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, and four hundred lambs, together with twelve he-goats as a sin offering for all Israel, in keeping with the number of the tribes of Israel.

Exodus 15:27

Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there near the water.

Exodus 24:4

Moses then wrote down all the words of the Lord and, rising early in the morning, he built at the foot of the mountain an altar and twelve sacred stones for the twelve tribes of Israel.

Exodus 28:21

twelve of them to match the names of the sons of Israel, each stone engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.

Isaiah 65:17

See, I am creating new heavens and a new earth; The former things shall not be remembered nor come to mind.

Isaiah 66:22

Just as the new heavens and the new earth which I am making Shall endure before me—oracle of the Lord— so shall your descendants and your name endure.

Leviticus 24:5

You shall take bran flour and bake it into twelve cakes, using two tenths of an ephah of flour for each cake.

Matthew 16:27

For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory, and then he will repay everyone according to his conduct.

Matthew 19:27

Then Peter said to him in reply, “We have given up everything and followed you. What will there be for us?”

Matthew 20:21

He said to her, “What do you wish?” She answered him, “Command that these two sons of mine sit, one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom.”

Matthew 25:31

“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne,

Matthew 6:33

But seek first the kingdom [of God] and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides.

Matthew 8:20

Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.”

Mark 10:37

They answered him, “Grant that in your glory we may sit one at your right and the other at your left.”

Acts 3:21

whom heaven must receive until the times of universal restoration of which God spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old.

2 Timothy 2:12

if we persevere we shall also reign with him. But if we deny him he will deny us.

Joshua 3:12

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

2 Peter 3:13

But according to his promise we await new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

Revelation 11:16

The twenty-four elders who sat on their thrones before God prostrated themselves and worshiped God

Revelation 12:1

A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.

Revelation 20:4

Then I saw thrones; those who sat on them were entrusted with judgment. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, and who had not worshiped the beast or its image nor had accepted its mark on their foreheads or hands. They came to life and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

Revelation 21:5

The one who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then he said, “Write these words down, for they are trustworthy and true.”

Revelation 22:2

down the middle of its street. On either side of the river grew the tree of life that produces fruit twelve times a year, once each month; the leaves of the trees serve as medicine for the nations.

Revelation 22:5

Night will be no more, nor will they need light from lamp or sun, for the Lord God shall give them light, and they shall reign forever and ever.

Revelation 3:21

I will give the victor the right to sit with me on my throne, as I myself first won the victory and sit with my Father on his throne.

Revelation 4:4

Surrounding the throne I saw twenty-four other thrones on which twenty-four elders sat, dressed in white garments and with gold crowns on their heads.

Revelation 7:4

I heard the number of those who had been marked with the seal, one hundred and forty-four thousand marked from every tribe of the Israelites: