And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;
Parallel translations
- WEB I confer on you a kingdom, even as my Father conferred on 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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Quick answer
Jesus confers a kingdom on the apostles, just as the Father conferred one on Him. He grants them a share in His royal reign.
Overview
Out of grace, Jesus bestows Kingdom authority on His faithful disciples, mirroring the Father's appointment of Him. Their future honor rests entirely on His gift, not their merit. This promise assures the church that those who suffer with Christ will also reign with Him.
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- 2 Tim 2:12If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:
- Matt 25:34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
- Jas 2:5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
- Matt 24:47Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
- Matt 28:18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
- Luke 12:32Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
- Luke 19:17And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
- 1 Pet 5:4And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
- 1 Cor 9:25And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
- 2 Cor 1:7And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
- Rev 21:14And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
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