Luke 22:24-34

Who Is the Greatest?

24 ¹A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.

25 ²And he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles ³exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors.

26 ⁴But not so with you. Rather, let ⁵the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves.

27 For who is the greater, ⁶one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But ⁷I am among you as the one who serves.

28 “You are those who have stayed with me ⁸in my trials,

29 and ⁹I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom,

30 ¹⁰that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and ¹¹sit on thrones judging ¹²the twelve tribes of Israel.

Jesus Foretells Peter’s Denial

31 “Simon, Simon, behold, ¹³Satan demanded to have you, ^{[a] 14}that he might sift you like wheat,

32 but ¹⁵I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, ¹⁶strengthen your brothers. ”

33 Peter^[b] said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both ¹⁷to prison and ¹⁸to death. ”

34 ¹⁹Jesus^[c] said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow this day, until you deny three times that you know me. ”

Cross References

• 1. 22:24 ch. 9:46; Mark 9:34
• 2. 22:25 For ver. 25-27, [Matt. 18:1-4; 20:25-28; Mark 10:42-45]
• 3. 22:25 1 Pet. 5:3
• 4. 22:26 ch. 9:48; [Matt. 23:11]
• 5. 22:26 [See ver. 25 above]
• 6. 22:27 [ch. 12:37]
• 7. 22:27 See Matt. 20:28
• 8. 22:28 [See Heb. 2:18; 4:15]
• 9. 22:29 2 Tim. 2:12; [John 17:18]; See Matt. 25:34; 28:18; Acts 14:22; Rev. 1:6
• 10. 22:30 [ver. 16; ch. 13:29; 14:15; Matt. 8:11]
• 11. 22:30 See Matt. 19:28
• 12. 22:30 Acts 26:7; James 1:1; Rev. 21:12
• 13. 22:31 Job 1:6-12; 2:1-6; [2 Cor. 2:11; 1 Pet. 5:8]; See 1 Cor. 5:5
• 14. 22:31 Amos 9:9; [John 16:32]
• 15. 22:32 John 17:9, 11, 15
• 16. 22:32 [Ps. 51:13; John 21:15-17]
• 17. 22:33 [Acts 12:4]
• 18. 22:33 [John 21:19]
• 19. 22:34 [Matt. 26:33-35; Mark 14:29-31; John 13:37, 38]

Footnotes

• [a] 22:31 The Greek word for 'you' (twice in this verse) is plural; in verse 32, all four instances are singular
• [b] 22:33 Greek 'He'
• [c] 22:34 Greek 'He'