Mark 9:1

And he said to them, 'Verily I say to you, That there are certain of those standing here, who may not taste of death till they see the reign of God having come in power.'

Young's Literal Translation

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

2And after six days doth Jesus take Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up to a high mount by themselves, alone, 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 the heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the earth smite the breast, and they shall see the Son of Man coming upon the clouds of the heaven, with power and much glory;

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

Luke 2:26and it hath been divinely told him by the Holy Spirit — not to see death before he may see the Christ of the Lord.

Luke 22:18for I say to you that I may not drink of the produce of the vine till the reign of God may come.'

John 8:51verily, verily, I say to you, If any one may keep my word, death he may not see — to the age.'

Acts 1:6They, therefore, indeed, having come together, were questioning him, saying, 'Lord, dost thou at this time restore the reign 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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