Mark 9:1

And He said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that there are some standing here who will by no means taste death till they see the kingdom of God actually come in power.”

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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

2Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up into a high mountain alone by themselves. And He was transfigured before them,

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Cross References

Matthew 24:30And then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth shall mourn, and they shall see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Mark 13:26And then they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

Luke 2:26And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he should see the Lord's Christ.

Luke 22:18for I say to you, that I will by no means drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”

John 8:51Most assuredly I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he shall by no means experience death.”

Acts 1:6Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”

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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