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Luke 9:27

But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

KJV

λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ἀληθῶς, εἰσίν τινες τῶν αὐτοῦ ἑστηκότων οἳ οὐ μὴ γεύσωνται θανάτου ἕως ἂν ἴδωσιν τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ.

Greek NT

Dico autem vobis vere : sunt aliqui hic stantes, qui non gustabunt mortem donec videant regnum Dei.

Vulgate

But I tell you of a truth, There are some of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

ASV

But I tell you of a truth: There are some standing here that shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

19 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτοῦ
autou
adverb · 5×
βασιλεία
basileia
noun · 162×
γεύομαι
geuomai
verb · 15×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
θάνατος
thanatos
noun · 120×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
ἀληθῶς
alethos
adverb · 18×
ἄν
an
particle · 165×
ἕως
eos
adverb · 145×
ἵστημι
istemi
verb · 152×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: αὐτοῦ | WH/Treg/NIV: αὐτοῦ | RP: ὧδε
  • αὐτοῦSBLGNT
  • αὐτοῦWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ὧδεRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἑστηκότων | WH/NIV: ἑστηκότων | Treg/RP: ἑστώτων
  • ἑστηκότωνSBLGNT
  • ἑστηκότωνWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἑστώτωνTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Heb 2:9 — But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
  • John 8:51 — Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
  • John 16:7 — Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
  • John 21:22 — Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
  • Luke 2:26 — And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
  • Luke 2:26 — And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
  • Luke 22:18 — For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
  • Mark 9:1 — And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
  • Mark 9:1 — And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
  • Mark 14:25 — Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
  • Matt 16:28 — Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
  • Matt 16:28 — Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.