Luke 22:24-30

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.

Cross References

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