Matthew 19:28 (WEB)
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.
Catechism · 2
The Ten Commandments
“observance of the Commandments, is joined to the call to poverty and chastity.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 19:6-12, 21, 23-29.
The Church in God's Plan
“Representing the twelve tribes of Israel, they are the foundation stones of the new Jerusalem.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 19:28; Lk 22:30; Rev 21:12-14.
Fathers and councils · 64
Eusebius of Caesarea
“…things than these, she desires to share uninterruptedly throughout eternity with the choir of the angels of light, in the far greater glory of regeneration, in the resurrection of an incorruptible body, in the palace of God beyond the heavens, with Christ Jesus himself, the universal Benefactor and Saviour.” — editor's note: Cf. Matt. xix. 28.
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Ambrose of Milan
“And so it is said to him and the others: “Ye which have followed Me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit in the throne of His glory, shall also yourselves sit upon twelve thrones, judging the tribes of Israel.”” — editor's note: S. Matt. xix. 28.
Read the whole comment“In the Gospel also the Lord Himself says: “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.”” — editor's note: S. Matt. xix. 28.
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences I–X I.13Conference I
“…thou over five cities, and thou over ten;” and this which is said to the disciples: “Ye shall sit upon twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel:” or that the heavens themselves shall begin to be reigned over by Christ, when “all things are subdued unto Him,” and God begins to be “all in all:” or else…” — editor's note: S. Matt. xix. 28.
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“…“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.”” — editor's note: Ib. ver. 28.
Read the whole comment “Whence also the resurrection is actually spoken of as regeneration, according to the words of the Lord: “Verily I say unto you, that ye which 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.”” — editor's note: S. Matt. xix. 28.
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Justin Martyr
“For the latter is He after whom and by whom the Father will renew both the heaven and the earth; this is He who shall shine an eternal light in Jerusalem; this is he who is the king of Salem after the order of Melchizedek, and the eternal Priest of the Most High.” — editor's note: Justin seems to mean that the renewal of heaven and earth dates from the incarnation of Christ. [St. Matt. xix. 28.]
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Augustine of Hippo
“It has been said on the sixth Psalm, that “the eighth” may be taken as the day of judgment.” — editor's note: [A.N.F., vol. i. p. 63, note 2. The world created in seven days; and the Fathers take the eighth to mean the new creation, or “regeneration.” Matt. xix. 28,…
Read the whole comment“For He is “King of kings;” they themselves kings, of whom it was said, “Ye shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 28.
Read the whole comment“…and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow Me;” to which sort is said, “Ye shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 28.
Read the whole comment“For not alone He shall come to judgment, but with the elders of His people: to whom He hath promised that they shall sit upon thrones to judge, who even shall judge angels.” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 28.
Read the whole comment“Therefore whole Christ saith, that is, Head and Body in the Saints, “when I shall have received the time, I will judge justices.”” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 28.
Read the whole comment“Was it not said to servants, “Ye shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel”? and the servants say, “Know ye not that we shall judge Angels?”” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 28.
Read the whole comment“There is a deep mystery in this number of twelve: “Ye shall sit,” says our Saviour, “on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 28.
Read the whole comment““Ye shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 28.
Read the whole comment““Ye shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 28.
Read the whole comment““In the counsel,” he saith, “of the upright, and in the congregation:” I suppose, of those who shall “sit upon the twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 28.
Read the whole comment“I believe that those are now meant by heavens who shall sit upon twelve thrones, and shall judge with the Lord; and under the name of the earth, the rest of the multitude of the blessed, who shall be set on the right hand, that through works of mercy they may be praised…” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 28.
Read the whole comment“There were therefore thrones of wisdom, and therefore the Lord said unto them, “Ye shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 28.
Read the whole comment“So also in another place; “For they shall not marry, nor be given in marriage, for they are the sons of the Resurrection.”” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 28.
Read the whole commentChapter LXIII.—Of the Little Children on Whom He Laid His Hands; Of the Rich Man to Whom He Said, “Sell All that Thou Hast;” Of the Vineyard in Which the Labourers Were Hired at Different Hours; And of the Question…
Read the whole comment“On the words of the Gospel, Matt. xix. 28, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden,” etc.” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“Therefore that poor one is raised up from the earth above all the rich, and that beggar is lifted up from that dunghill above all the wealthy, “that he may sit among the mighty of the people,” to whom He says, “Ye shall sit upon twelve thrones,” “and to make them inherit the throne of glory.”” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 27, 28.
Read the whole comment“In like manner He says to His disciples, “Verily I say unto you, That ye which 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.”” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 28.
Read the whole comment““Until the justice,” which is now in His saints, “be turned into judgment;” when that shall be fulfilled which was said to them, “Ye shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 28.
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John Chrysostom
“How then didst Thou say to them, ‘Ye shall sit upon twelve thrones’? ( Matt. xix. 28.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“For Judas too was a child of the kingdom, and it was said to him with the disciples, “Ye shall sit on twelve thrones;”yet he became a child of hell; whereas the Ethiopian, barbarian as he was, and of them “from the east and west,” shall enjoy the crowns with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob.” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 28.
Read the whole comment“…every one who hath forsaken houses, or lands, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, shall receive an hundred fold, and shall inherit eternal life.”” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 27–29. [The position of the word “lands” is peculiar; “or wife” is not found here, but occurs in Homily LXIV. 1.—R.]
Read the whole comment““Verily, I say unto you, that ye which 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.”” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 28.
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Catena Aurea on Mark
- JeromeCatena Aurea on Mark
“For the Lord loved the beauty of Jacob, [Ps 46] that they might “sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel,” [Matt 19:28] who also in bands of threes and fours watch around the tabernacle of the Lord, and carry the holy words of the Lord, bearing them forward on their…” — the author cites it
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
“They saw the disciples honoured before others, and had heard that “ye shall sit upon twelve thrones,” [Matt 19:28] whereupon they sought to have the primacy of that seat.” — the author cites it
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Peter had heard the word of Christ when He said, “If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell all that thou hast.” Then he observed that the young man had departed sorrowful, and considered the difficulty of riches entering…
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What was this “all,” O blessed Peter? The reeds, your net, and boat. But this he says, not to call to mind his own magnanimity, but in order to propose the case of the multitude of poor. A poor man might have said,…
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It may be said, In all things which the Father revealed to Peter that the Son was, righteousness, sanctification, and the like, in all we have followed Thee. Therefore as a victorious athlete, he now asks what are…
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Because to forsake is not enough, he adds that which makes perfection, “and have followed thee.” We have done what thou commandedst us, what reward wilt thou then give us? What shall we have?”
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He said not only, “Ye who have left all,” for this did the philosopher Crates, and many other who have despised riches, but added, “and have followed me,” which is peculiar to the Apostles and believers. [ed. note: ~…
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The disciples had followed Christ in the regeneration, that is, in the laver of baptism, in the sanctification of faith, for this is that regeneration which the Apostles followed, and which the Law could not bestow.
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Or it may be constructed thus, “Ye which have followed me, shall in the regeneration sit, &c.;” that is, when the dead shall rise from corruption incorrupt, you also shall sit on thrones of judges, condemning the…
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Thus our flesh will be regenerated by incorruption, as our soul also shall be regenerated by faith.
Read the whole comment - Pseudo-ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
For it would come to pass, that in the day of judgment the Jews would allege, Lord, we knew Thee not to be the Son of God when Thou wast in the flesh. For who can discern a treasure buried in the ground, or the sun…
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He therefore said not the Gentiles and the whole world, but, the “tribes of Israel,” because the Apostles and the Jews had been brought up under the same laws and customs. So that when the Jews should plead that they…
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Their following Christ in thus exalting the Apostles to twelve thrones to judge the twelve tribes of Israel, associated them in the glory of the twelve Patriarchs.
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From this passage we learn that Jesus will judge with His disciples; whence He says in another place to the Jews, “Therefore shall they be your judges.” [Matt 12:27] And whereas He says they shall sit upon twelve…
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In the number of judges therefore are included all that have left their all and followed the Lord.
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For whosoever, urged by the spur of divine love, shall forsake what he possesses here, shall without doubt gain there the eminence of judicial authority; and shall appear as judge with the Judge, for that he now in…
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The same holds good, by reason of this number twelve, of those that are to be judged. For when it is said, “Judging the twelve tribes,” yet is not the tribe of Levi, which is the thirteenth, to be exempt from being…
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Or, by that, “In the regeneration,” Christ designs the period of Christianity that should be after His ascension, in which men were regenerated by baptism; and that is the time in which Christ sat on the throne of…
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Or; He holds out rewards in the future life to the Apostles, because they where already looking above, and desired nothing of things present; but to others He promises things present.
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Or otherwise; whosoever shall leave all and follow Christ, he also shall receive those things that were promised to Peter. But if he has not left all, but only those things in special here enumerated, he shall…
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There are that take occasion from this passage to bring forward the thousand years after the resurrection, and say that then we shall have a hundred fold of the things we have given up, and moreover life eternal. But…
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And in this world, because for his brethren after the flesh he shall find many brethren in the faith; for parents, all the Bishops and Presbyters; for sons, all that have the age of sons. The Angels also are…
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That He says, “An hundred fold,” is explained by the Apostle, when he says, “As having nothing, and yet possessing all things.” [2 Cor 6:10] For a hundred is sometimes put for the whole universe.
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And that, “And every one that hath forsaken brethren,” agrees with that He had said before, “I am come to set a man at variance with his father.” [Matt 10:35] For they who for the faith of Christ and the preaching of…
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But when He says, “He that has forsaken wife,” it is not to be taken of actual severing of the marriage tie, but that we should hold the ties of the faith dearer than any other. And here is, I think, a covert…
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But because many with what zeal they take up the pursuit of virtue, do not with the same complete it; but either grow cool, or fall away rapidly; it follows, “But many that are first shall be last, and the last first.”
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By this He exhorts those that come late to the heavenly word, to haste to ascend to perfection before many whom they see to have grown old in the faith. This sense may also overthrow those that boast to have been…
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It may also be referred in particular to the rich man, who seemed to be first, by his fulfilment of the precepts of the Law, but was made last by his preferring his worldly substance to God. The holy Apostles seemed…
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Jerome
“Only tell me by letter with whom I am to communicate in Syria, and I will pray for you that you may sit in judgment enthroned with the twelve; that when you grow old, like Peter, you may be girded not by yourself but by another, and that, like Paul, you may be made a citizen of the heavenly kingdom.” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 28.
Read the whole comment“These like the widow out of their penury cast their two mites into the treasury, and giving all that they have to the Lord are counted worthy to hear his words: “ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 28.
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Tertullian
“Parents, wives, children, will have to be left behind, for God’s sake.” — editor's note: Luke xiv. 26; Mark x. 29, 30; Matt. xix. 27–30. Compare these texts with Tertullian’s words, and see the testimony he thus gives to the deity of Christ.
Read the whole comment“For avoiding it, remedies cannot be lacking; since, even if they be lacking, there remains that one by which you will be made a happier magistrate, not in the earth, but in the heavens.” — editor's note: i.e., Martyrdom (La Cerda, quoted by Oehler). For the idea of being “a magistrate in the heavens,” [sitting on a throne] compare such passages as Matt. xix.…
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Aphrahat
“But these are those judges who shall sit on twelve thrones and judge their twelve tribes.” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 28.
Read the whole comment“Let us judge ourselves righteously and condemn ourselves, that we may not hang down our faces before the judges who shall sit upon thrones and judge the tribes.” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 28.
Read the whole comment“And our Lord said to His disciples, Ye shall sit on twelve thrones, and judge twelve tribes of the house of Israel.” — editor's note: Matt. xix. 28; Luke xxii. 30.
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Cross-references · 34
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 20:20–23 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 20:20–23 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 20:20–23 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Jerome on Mark 3:13–19 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §765 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Catechism §765 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Catechism §765.
Cited together in Catechism §765.
Cited together in Catechism §765.
Cited together in Concerning Widows Chapter 12.
Cited together in Catechism §765.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 19.
Cited together in Catechism §765.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 19.
Cited together in Concerning Widows Chapter 12.
Cited together in On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius V.7.
Cited together in On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius V.7.
Cited together in Catechism §765.
Cited together in Catechism §765.
Cited together in Catechism §765.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 19.
Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Matthew 19:27–30 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 19.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 19.
Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 113.
Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 113.
Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 113.
Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 113.
Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 113.
Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 113.
Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 113.
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 19:27–30 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §765.
Cited together in Jerome on Matthew 19:27–30 (5) (Catena Aurea).