Mark 9:1

Then Jesus said to them, “Listen carefully. Some of you will see a very special thing happen. God will show you that he is the Lord over everything and you will see his great power. You will see this thing happen before you die.” And you can read this story in Matthew 17:1-9 and in Luke 9:28-36

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2Six days later, Jesus took Peter, James and John to the top of a big hill, and while they were standing there, Jesus started to look really different.

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Cross References

Mark 13:26Then everybody will see God's special man come back from heaven in the clouds. People will see that he is really strong, and powerful, and he will be just like God.

Matthew Henry on Mark 9:1

In this chapter, we have, I. Christ's transfiguration upon the mount, ver. 1-13 . II. His casting the devil out of a child, when the disciples could not do it, ver. 14-29 . III. His prediction of his own sufferings and death, ver. 30-32 . IV. The check he gave to his disciples for disputing who should be greatest ( ver. 33-37 ); and to John for rebuking one who cast out devils in Christ's name, and did not follow with them, ver. 38-41 . V. Christ's discourse with his disciples of the danger of offending one of his… Read the whole commentary →

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