Luke 22:21-30

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.

Cross References

• 1. 22:21 For ver. 21-23, see Matt. 26:21-24; Mark 14:18-21; [John 13:21-26]
• 2. 22:21 [Ps. 41:9; John 13:18]
• 3. 22:22 Acts 2:23
• 4. 22:24 ch. 9:46; Mark 9:34
• 5. 22:25 For ver. 25-27, [Matt. 18:1-4; 20:25-28; Mark 10:42-45]
• 6. 22:25 1 Pet. 5:3
• 7. 22:26 ch. 9:48; [Matt. 23:11]
• 8. 22:26 [See ver. 25 above]
• 9. 22:27 [ch. 12:37]
• 10. 22:27 See Matt. 20:28
• 11. 22:28 [See Heb. 2:18; 4:15]
• 12. 22:29 2 Tim. 2:12; [John 17:18]; See Matt. 25:34; 28:18; Acts 14:22; Rev. 1:6
• 13. 22:30 [ver. 16; ch. 13:29; 14:15; Matt. 8:11]
• 14. 22:30 See Matt. 19:28
• 15. 22:30 Acts 26:7; James 1:1; Rev. 21:12