Luke 22:21-31

21 ¹But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is ²with me on the table.

22 For the Son of Man goes ³as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!"

23 And they began to question one another, which of them it could be who was going to do this.

Who Is the Greatest?

24 ⁴A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.

25 ⁵And he said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles ⁶exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors.

26 ⁷But not so with you. Rather, let ⁸the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves.

27 For who is the greater, ⁹one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But ¹⁰I am among you as the one who serves.

28 "You are those who have stayed with me ¹¹in my trials,

29 and ¹²I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom,

30 ¹³that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and ¹⁴sit on thrones judging ¹⁵the twelve tribes of Israel.

Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial

31 "Simon, Simon, behold, ¹⁶Satan demanded to have you,^[a]17that he might sift you like wheat,

Cross References

• 1. For ver. 21-23, see Matthew 26:21-24; Mark 14:18-21; [John 13:21-26]
• 2. [Psalms 41:9; John 13:18]
• 3. Acts 2:23
• 4. Luke 9:46; Mark 9:34
• 5. For ver. 25-27, [Matthew 18:1-4; Matthew 20:25-28; Mark 10:42-45]
• 6. 1 Peter 5:3
• 7. Luke 9:48; [Matthew 23:11]
• 8. [See ver. 25 above]
• 9. [Luke 12:37]
• 10. See Matthew 20:28
• 11. [See Hebrews 2:18; Hebrews 4:15]
• 12. 2 Timothy 2:12; [John 17:18]; See Matthew 25:34; Matthew 28:18; Acts 14:22; Revelation 1:6
• 13. [ver. 16; Luke 13:29; Luke 14:15; Matthew 8:11]
• 14. See Matthew 19:28
• 15. Acts 26:7; James 1:1; Revelation 21:12
• 16. Job 1:6-12; Job 2:1-6; [2 Corinthians 2:11; 1 Peter 5:8]; See 1 Corinthians 5:5
• 17. Amos 9:9; [John 16:32]

Footnotes

• [a]. The Greek word for you (twice in this verse) is plural; in verse 32, all four instances are singular