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Matthew 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.

KJV

ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι εἰσίν τινες τῶν ὧδε ἑστώτων οἵτινες οὐ μὴ γεύσωνται θανάτου ἕως ἂν ἴδωσιν τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ.

Greek NT

Amen dico vobis, sunt quidam de hic stantibus, qui non gustabunt mortem, donec videant Filium hominis venientem in regno suo.

Vulgate

Verily I say unto you, There are some of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

ASV

Amen I say to you, there are some of them that stand here, that shall not taste death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

23 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βασιλεία
basileia
noun · 162×
γεύομαι
geuomai
verb · 15×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
θάνατος
thanatos
noun · 120×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
υἱός
uios
noun · 375×
ἀμήν
amen
hebrew_word · 124×
ἄν
an
particle · 165×
ἄνθρωπος
anthropos
noun · 549×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ἕως
eos
adverb · 145×
ἵστημι
istemi
verb · 152×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὅστις
ostis
relative_pronoun · 146×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
ὧδε
ode
adverb · 60×

Textual variants

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

trivial
SBLGNT: ὅτι | WH/NIV: ὅτι
  • ὅτιSBLGNT
  • ὅτιWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: τῶν ὧδε ἑστώτων | WH/Treg/NIV: τῶν ὧδε ἑστώτων | RP: ὧδε ἑστῶτες
  • τῶν ὧδε ἑστώτωνSBLGNT
  • τῶν ὧδε ἑστώτωνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ὧδε ἑστῶτεςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

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

2. And after six days He takes with Him Peter and James and John. Matthew 17:1 Now another says, after eight, Luke 9:28 not contradicting this writer, but most fully agreeing with him. For the one expressed both the very day on which He spoke, and that on which He led them up; but the other, the days between them only. But mark thou, I pray you, the severe goodness of Matthew, …
1. Concerning Those Who Asked Him to Show Them a Sign from Heaven. And the Sadducees and Pharisees came, and tempting Him kept asking Him to show them a sign from heaven. Matthew 16:1 The Sadducees and Pharisees who disagreed with each other in regard to the most essential truths, — for the Pharisees champion the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, hoping that there will …

Cross-references

  • 2Pet 1:16 — For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
  • 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.
  • 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 8:52 — Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Luke 21:27 — And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
  • Luke 21:32 — Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
  • 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 13:26 — And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
  • Mark 13:30 — Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
  • Matt 5:18 — For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
  • Matt 6:10 — Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
  • Matt 10:23 — But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
  • Matt 10:23 — But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
  • Matt 16:21 — From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again
  • Matt 17:22 — And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
  • Matt 24:3 — And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
  • Matt 24:34 — Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
  • Matt 24:42 — Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
  • Matt 26:64 — Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
  • Matt 28:17 — And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
  • Matt 28:18 — And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.