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  • Matthew 19:28
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 28 Jesus said to them: “Truly I say to you, in the re-creation, when the Son of man sits down on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will sit on 12 thrones, judging the 12 tribes of Israel.+

  • Matthew 19:28
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 28 ὁ The δὲ but Ἰησοῦς Jesus εἶπεν said αὐτοῖς to them ᾿Αμὴν Amen λέγω I am saying ὑμῖν to YOU ὅτι that ὑμεῖς YOU οἱ the (ones) ἀκολουθήσαντές having followed μοι to me ἐν in τῇ the παλινγενεσίᾳ, generating again, ὅταν whenever καθίσῃ might sit down ὁ the υἱὸς Son τοῦ of the ἀνθρώπου man ἐπὶ upon θρόνου throne δόξης of glory αὐτοῦ, of him, καθήσεσθε YOU will sit καὶ also ὑμεῖς YOU ἐπὶ upon δώδεκα twelve θρόνους thrones κρίνοντες judging τὰς the δώδεκα twelve φυλὰς tribes τοῦ of the Ἰσραήλ. Israel.

  • Matthew 19:28
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 28 Jesus said to them: “Truly I say to YOU, In the re-creation,* when the Son of man sits down upon his glorious throne, YOU who have followed me will also yourselves sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.+

  • Matthew 19:28
    The Bible in Living English
    • 28 And Jesus said to them “I tell you verily that you who have followed me shall at the rebirth, when the Son of Man sits on his throne of glory, sit on twelve thrones yourselves, judging the twelve tribes of Israel;

  • Matthew 19:28
    American Standard Version
    • 28 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.

  • Matthew 19:28
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 28 And Jesus said unto them—Verily I say unto you, As for you who followed me in the regeneration When the Son of Man shall take his seat on his throne of glory Ye also shall be seated upon twelve thrones, Judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

  • Matthew 19:28
    King James Version
    • 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.

  • Matthew
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 19:28 it-1 546-547; it-2 1125; w15 5/15 23; jy 225; w11 9/15 11; w10 3/15 24-25; w09 8/1 22; w09 8/15 8; w08 1/15 30; w08 9/1 29; g 9/08 7; re 288-289; g 12/06 8; g00 2/22 8; w95 10/15 21; gt chapter 96; w89 8/1 9; w87 3/1 27-29

  • Matthew
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 19:28 su 98, 102-104; w83 11/15 8-9; w83 12/15 15; w73 427; g73 10/8 27; ad 1615; kj 405; g70 10/8 25; w68 394; w65 360; im 366; w64 255, 715, 721; bf 635; w62 36; w56 254; nh 343; w44 67-68, 75; ge 8, 10; w41 261; jh 331

  • Matthew
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 19:28

      Insight, Volume 1, pp. 546-547

      Insight, Volume 2, p. 1125

      The Watchtower,

      5/15/2015, p. 23

      9/15/2011, p. 11

      3/15/2010, pp. 24-25

      8/15/2009, p. 8

      8/1/2009, p. 22

      9/1/2008, p. 29

      1/15/2008, p. 30

      10/15/1995, p. 21

      8/1/1989, p. 9

      3/1/1987, pp. 27-29

      Jesus—The Way, p. 225

      Awake!,

      9/2008, p. 7

      12/2006, p. 8

      2/22/2000, p. 8

      Revelation Climax, pp. 288-289

  • Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 19
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 19:28

      re-creation: Or “regeneration; renewal.” The Greek word pa·lin·ge·ne·siʹa is composed of elements that mean “again; anew; once more” and “birth; origin.” The ancient Jewish writer Philo used the term with reference to the renewal of the world after the Flood; Jewish historian Josephus used it regarding the reestablishment of Israel after the exile. Here in Matthew’s account, it refers to the time when the rule of Christ and his corulers will bring to the earth a renewal of the perfect conditions enjoyed by the first humans before they sinned.

      Son of man: See study note on Mt 8:20.

      judging: This harmonizes with other verses that indicate that Christ’s corulers will share with him in judgment. (1Co 6:2; Re 20:4) The combination of ruling and judging is in harmony with Biblical usage, which at times uses the term “judge” with the more general meaning of “ruling over” or “governing.”​—Jg 2:18; 10:2; Ob 21.

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