Mark 9:1

And He said to them, “I tell you assuredly: there are some standing here who will certainly not taste death until they see the Kingdom of God present with 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

2After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John and led them up on a high mountain alone by themselves. Then He was transfigured in front of them;

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Cross References

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

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

Luke 2:26(It had been revealed to him repeatedly by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death until he saw the Lord's Messiah.)

Luke 22:18I tell you further that I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until the Kingdom of God comes.”

John 8:51Most assuredly I say to you, if anyone should keep my word he will never ever see death.”

Acts 1:6Well then, being together they asked Him saying, “Lord, are you going to restore the kingdom to Israel at this time?”

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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