King James Version

Matthew 19:28

And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “will sit” (καθήσεσθε) before also here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “will sit” (καθίσεσθε) before also here.

ὁhowhichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).αὐτοῖςautoisof hisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “of his”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of hisἈμὴνamēnamenἀμήνparticle — “amen”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “amen”.λέγωlegōto speakλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.ὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀκολουθήσαντέςakolouthēsantesto followἀκολουθέω (akoloutheō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to follow”, a single actionG190I accompany, attend, follow.This verse uses “follow”.μοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.παλιγγενεσίᾳpalingenesiaregenerationπαλιγγενεσίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “regeneration”, the to- or for-formG3824a new birth, regeneration, renewal.This verse uses “regeneration”.ὅτανhotanwhenὅτανconjunction — “when”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.καθίσῃkathisēshall sitκαθίζω (kathizō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall sit”, a single actionG2523(a) trans: I make to sit; I set, appoint, (b) intrans: I sit down, am seated, stay.shall sitὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.υἱὸςhuiossonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουanthrōpoua humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “a human”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponθρόνουthronouthronesθρόνος (thronos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “thrones”, the of-formG2362a (king's) throne, seat; meton: power, dominion; a potentate.thronesδόξηςdoxēsgloryδόξα (doxa)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “glory”, the of-formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καθήσεσθεkathēsestheto sitκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “to sit”, an action still aheadG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.This verse uses “sit”.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὑμεῖςhumeisyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “you”, the subject formG4771you.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.δώδεκαdōdekatwelveδώδεκαadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “twelve”, the object formG1427twelve; the usual way in which the Twelve apostles of Jesus are referred to.the twelveθρόνουςthronousthroneθρόνος (thronos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “throne”, the object formG2362a (king's) throne, seat; meton: power, dominion; a potentate.κρίνοντεςkrinontesto judgeκρίνω (krinō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to judge”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.This verse uses “judge”.τὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δώδεκαdōdekatwelveδώδεκαadjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “twelve”, the object formG1427twelve; the usual way in which the Twelve apostles of Jesus are referred to.φυλὰςphulastribesφυλή (phulē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “tribes”, the object formG5443a tribe or race of people.tribesτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰσραήλisraēlof IsraelἸσραήλnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Israel”, the of-formG2474(Hebrew), Israel, surname of Jacob, then the Jewish people, the people of God.of Israel

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

καθίσεσθεkathisestheshall sitκαθίζω (kathizō)verb, future deponent indicative, 2nd person plural — “shall sit”, an action still aheadG2523(a) trans: I make to sit; I set, appoint, (b) intrans: I sit down, am seated, stay.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Jesus said to them, 'Verily I say to you, that ye who did follow me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man may sit upon a throne of his glory, shall sit — ye also — upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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World English Bible

Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me , in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory , you also will sit on twelve thrones , judging the twelve tribes of Israel .

Darby Translation

And Jesus said to them, Verily I say unto you, That ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit down upon his throne of glory, ye also shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Douay-Rheims

And Jesus said to them: Amen, I say to you, that you, who have followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit on the seat of his majesty, you also shall sit on twelve seats judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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