I confer on you a kingdom, even as my Father conferred on me,
Parallel translations
- KJV And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
- BSB And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has bestowed one on Me,
- NKJV And I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me,
- NASB and just as My Father has granted Me a kingdom, I grant you
- NLT And just as my Father has granted me a Kingdom, I now grant you the right
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Cross-references · 11
- 2 Tim 2:12If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he also will deny us.
- Matt 25:34Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
- Jas 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?
- Matt 24:47Most certainly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has.
- Matt 28:18Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
- Luke 12:32Don’t be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.
- Luke 19:17“He said to him, ‘Well done, you good servant! Because you were found faithful with very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
- 1 Pet 5:4When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn’t fade away.
- 1 Cor 9:25Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
- 2 Cor 1:7Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that, since you are partakers of the sufferings, so also are you of the comfort.
- Rev 21:14The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.
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