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href="/bsb/matthew/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” <a href="/blb/matthew/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Truly I say to you, there are some of those standing here who shall not taste of death until they have seen the Son of Man coming in His kingdom." <a href="/kjv/matthew/16.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/16.htm">New King James Version</a> Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” <a href="/nasb_/matthew/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” <a href="/nasb/matthew/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/matthew/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who shall not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” <a href="/lsb/matthew/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” <a href="/amp/matthew/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” <a href="/csb/matthew/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.” <a href="/hcsb/matthew/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I assure you: There are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.&#8221 <a href="/asv/matthew/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/matthew/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I promise you some of those standing here will not die before they see the Son of Man coming with his kingdom. <a href="/erv/matthew/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> Verily I say unto you, There be some of them that stand here, which shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. <a href="/gwt/matthew/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I can guarantee this truth: Some people who are standing here will not die until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom." <a href="/gnt/matthew/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> I assure you that there are some here who will not die until they have seen the Son of Man come as King." <a href="/isv/matthew/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> I tell all of you with certainty, some people standing here will not experience death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom." <a href="/net/matthew/16.htm">NET Bible</a> I tell you the truth, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom." <a href="/nheb/matthew/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste of death, until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom." <a href="/wbt/matthew/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Verily I say to you, There are some standing here, who shall not taste death, till they shall see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. <a href="/wey/matthew/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> I solemnly tell you that some of those who are standing here will certainly not taste death till they have seen the Son of Man coming in His Kingdom."<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/matthew/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” <a href="/web/matthew/16.htm">World English Bible</a> Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste of death until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Truly I say to you, there are certain of those standing here who will not taste of death until they may see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” <a href="/blb/matthew/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Truly I say to you, there are some of those standing here who shall not taste of death until they have seen the Son of Man coming in His kingdom." <a href="/ylt/matthew/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Verily I say to you, there are certain of those standing here who shall not taste of death till they may see the Son of Man coming in his reign.' <a href="/slt/matthew/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Verily I say to you, Some are standing here, who should not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Amen I say to you, there are some among those standing here, who shall not taste death, until they see the Son of man arriving in his reign.” <a href="/nabre/matthew/16.htm">New American Bible</a> Amen, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.” <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Truly I say to you, There are men who stand here, who will not taste death, until they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/16.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Amen, I say to you, that there are men who are standing here who will not taste death until they will see The Son of Man who comes with his Kingdom.” Matthew<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/16.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Verily I say to you, There are some standing here that shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. <a href="/godbey/matthew/16.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>Truly I say unto you, There are some of those standing here, who may not taste of death, until they may see the Son of man coming in His kingdom.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/16.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Verily I say unto you, There are some of those standing here, who shall in no wise taste of death, until they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.<CM> <a href="/mace/matthew/16.htm">Mace New Testament</a> I declare unto you, some are here present, who shall not die, till they have seen the son of man enter into his kingdom. <a href="/wey/matthew/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> I solemnly tell you that some of those who are standing here will certainly not taste death till they have seen the Son of Man coming in His Kingdom." <a href="/worrell/matthew/16.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>Verily I say to you, there are some of those standing here, who will not taste of death, till they see the Son of Man coming in His Kingdom."<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/16.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And<FR> I tell you of a truth, there be some of those standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/16-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=4789" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/16.htm">Take Up Your Cross</a> …27For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done. 28<a href="/greek/281.htm" title="281: Amēn (Heb) -- Of Hebrew origin; properly, firm, i.e. trustworthy; adverbially, surely.">Truly</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legō (V-PIA-1S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">I tell</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tines (IPro-NMP) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">some</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">who</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: eisin (V-PIA-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">are</a> <a href="/greek/2476.htm" title="2476: hestōtōn (V-RPA-GMP) -- A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.">standing</a> <a href="/greek/5602.htm" title="5602: hōde (Adv) -- From an adverb form of hode; in this same spot, i.e. Here or hither.">here</a> <a href="/greek/3748.htm" title="3748: hoitines (RelPro-NMP) -- Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever. "></a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/1089.htm" title="1089: geusōntai (V-ASM-3P) -- (a) I taste, (b) I experience. A primary verb; to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience.">will not taste</a> <a href="/greek/2288.htm" title="2288: thanatou (N-GMS) -- Death, physical or spiritual. From thnesko; death.">death</a> <a href="/greek/2193.htm" title="2193: heōs (Conj) -- A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.">before</a> <a href="/greek/302.htm" title="302: an (Prtcl) -- A primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty."></a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: idōsin (V-ASA-3P) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">they see</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: Huion (N-AMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">Son</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpou (N-GMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">of Man</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: erchomenon (V-PPM/P-AMS) -- To come, go. ">coming</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/932.htm" title="932: basileia (N-DFS) -- From basileus; properly, royalty, i.e. rule, or a realm.">kingdom.”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/mark/9-1.htm">Mark 9:1</a> Then Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God arrive with power.” <a href="/luke/9-27.htm">Luke 9:27</a> But I tell you truly, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.” <a href="/matthew/24-34.htm">Matthew 24:34</a> Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened. <a href="/matthew/10-23.htm">Matthew 10:23</a> When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. <a href="/john/8-52.htm">John 8:52</a> “Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death. <a href="/john/21-22.htm">John 21:22-23</a> Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!” / Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. However, Jesus did not say that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you?” <a href="/1_corinthians/15-51.htm">1 Corinthians 15:51-52</a> Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— / in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. <a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a> Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen. <a href="/revelation/22-12.htm">Revelation 22:12</a> “Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done. <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a> In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. / And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. <a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Isaiah 9:7</a> Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. <a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10-12</a> Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. / After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities. / Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors. <a href="/zechariah/14-5.htm">Zechariah 14:5</a> You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him. <a href="/psalms/110-1.htm">Psalm 110:1</a> A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.” <a href="/psalms/2-6.htm">Psalm 2:6-9</a> “I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.” / I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father. / Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Truly I say to you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.There.<a href="/mark/9-1.htm">Mark 9:1</a> 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.<a href="/luke/9-27.htm">Luke 9:27</a> 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.taste.<a href="/luke/2-26.htm">Luke 2:26</a> And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.<a href="/john/8-52.htm">John 8:52</a> 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.<a href="/hebrews/2-9.htm">Hebrews 2:9</a> 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.see.<a href="/matthew/10-23.htm">Matthew 10:23</a> 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.<a href="/matthew/24-3.htm">Matthew 24:3,27-31,42</a> 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? … <a href="/matthew/26-64.htm">Matthew 26:64</a> 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/16-21.htm">Death</a> <a href="/matthew/16-19.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/matthew/13-52.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/matthew/13-17.htm">Solemnly</a> <a href="/matthew/13-2.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/matthew/13-2.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/jonah/3-7.htm">Taste</a> <a href="/matthew/15-27.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/matthew/13-17.htm">Verily</a> <a href="/matthew/16-23.htm">Way</a> <a href="/matthew/16-22.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/17-23.htm">Death</a> <a href="/matthew/18-1.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/matthew/18-1.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/matthew/17-20.htm">Solemnly</a> <a href="/matthew/18-2.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/matthew/20-3.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/mark/9-1.htm">Taste</a> <a href="/matthew/17-20.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/matthew/17-20.htm">Verily</a> <a href="/matthew/17-12.htm">Way</a> <a href="/matthew/18-3.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 16</div>1. <a href="/matthew/16-1.htm">The Pharisees require a sign.</a> 5. <a href="/matthew/16-5.htm">Jesus warns his disciples of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.</a> 13. <a href="/matthew/16-13.htm">The people's opinion of Jesus,</a> 16. <a href="/matthew/16-16.htm">and Peter's confession of him.</a> 21. <a href="/matthew/16-21.htm">Jesus foretells his death;</a> 23. <a href="/matthew/16-23.htm">reproves Peter for dissuading him from it;</a> 24. <a href="/matthew/16-24.htm">and admonishes those who will follow him, to bear the cross.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Truly I tell you, This phrase emphasizes the certainty and importance of what Jesus is about to say. It is a solemn declaration, often used by Jesus to introduce significant teachings or prophecies. The use of "truly" (amen in Greek) underscores the truthfulness and authority of His words.some who are standing here Jesus is addressing His disciples and possibly a larger group of followers. This indicates that the prophecy is immediate and relevant to those present at that moment. It suggests that the fulfillment of this statement would occur within the lifetime of some of His listeners.will not taste death This expression is a Semitic idiom meaning they will not die. It implies that the event Jesus is referring to will happen soon enough that some of His audience will still be alive to witness it. This phrase is used elsewhere in Scripture to denote the experience of death (e.g., <a href="/hebrews/2-9.htm">Hebrews 2:9</a>).before they see the Son of Man The title "Son of Man" is a messianic term that Jesus frequently uses for Himself, drawing from <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a>, where the Son of Man is given authority and an everlasting kingdom. This title emphasizes both His humanity and His divine authority.coming in His kingdom.” This phrase has been interpreted in various ways. Some see it as referring to the Transfiguration (<a href="/matthew/17.htm">Matthew 17:1-8</a>), which occurs shortly after this statement and reveals Jesus' divine glory to Peter, James, and John. Others interpret it as the resurrection and ascension of Jesus, the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, or the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70, which demonstrated Jesus' prophetic authority and the establishment of His spiritual kingdom. Each of these events signifies the inauguration of the kingdom of God in different aspects, highlighting Jesus' role as the Messiah and King.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, Jesus is addressing His disciples and making a prophetic statement about the coming of His kingdom. 2. <a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a> The immediate audience of Jesus' statement. They are the ones who are told they will witness the coming of the kingdom. 3. <a href="/topical/s/son_of_man.htm">Son of Man</a> A title Jesus often uses for Himself, emphasizing His role in divine authority and fulfillment of prophecy. 4. <a href="/topical/k/kingdom_of_god.htm">Kingdom of God</a> The central theme of Jesus' ministry, referring to God's sovereign rule and the fulfillment of His promises. 5. <a href="/topical/t/transfiguration.htm">Transfiguration</a> An event that some scholars believe fulfills this prophecy, where Jesus is revealed in glory to Peter, James, and John (<a href="/matthew/17.htm">Matthew 17:1-9</a>).<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_prophecy.htm">Understanding Prophecy</a> Jesus' words in <a href="/matthew/16-28.htm">Matthew 16:28</a> remind us of the importance of understanding biblical prophecy and its fulfillment in Christ. We should study Scripture diligently to see how God's promises are realized. <a href="/topical/w/witnessing_the_kingdom.htm">Witnessing the Kingdom</a> The disciples were privileged to witness the kingdom's power through events like the Transfiguration. As believers, we are called to recognize and testify to God's kingdom at work in our lives today. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_expectation.htm">Living in Expectation</a> Jesus' promise encourages us to live with an expectation of His return and the full realization of His kingdom. This should motivate us to live holy and purposeful lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_authority_of_christ.htm">The Authority of Christ</a> The title "Son of Man" and the coming of the kingdom highlight Jesus' authority. We are called to submit to His lordship in every area of our lives. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_fulfillment.htm">Hope in Fulfillment</a> Just as the disciples saw the fulfillment of Jesus' words, we can have hope that all of God's promises will come to pass. This hope should sustain us through trials and challenges.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 16</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_matthew_16_28_prophecy.htm">How can we reconcile Jesus’s prophecy in Matthew 16:28 that some disciples would not die before seeing the Son of Man coming with the fact that they all eventually died? </a> <a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'not_taste_death'.htm">What did Jesus mean by "some will not taste death"?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_jesus_say_some_won't_die_before_he_returns.htm">Why did Jesus say that some of His followers "will not taste death" before He returns (Matthew 16:28)?</a> <a href="/q/why_hasn't_jesus_returned_yet.htm">Why didn’t Jesus return as He promised His disciples?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death . . .--The immediate sequence of the vision of the Son of Man transfigured from the low estate in which He then lived and moved, into the "excellent glory" which met the gaze of the three disciples, has led not a few interpreters to see in that vision the fulfilment of this prediction. A closer scrutiny of the words must, however, lead us to set aside that interpretation, except so far as the Transfiguration bore witness to what had till then been the latent possibilities of His greatness. To speak of something that was to take place within six days as to occur before some of those who heard the words should taste of death (comp. <a href="/john/8-52.htm" title="Then said the Jews to him, Now we know that you have a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and you say, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.">John 8:52</a>, <a href="/hebrews/2-9.htm" title="But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.">Hebrews 2:9</a>, for the form of the expression) would hardly have been natural; nor does the vision, as such, satisfy the meaning of the words "coming in His kingdom." The solution of the problem is to be found in the great prophecy of Matthew 24. In a sense which was real, though partial, the judgment which fell upon the Jewish Church, the destruction of the Holy City and the Temple, the onward march of the Church of Christ, was as the coming of the Son of Man in His kingdom. His people felt that He was not far off from every one of them. He had come to them in "spirit and in power," and that advent was at once the earnest and the foreshadowing of the "great far-off event," the day and hour of which were hidden from the angels of God, and even from the Son of Man Himself (<a href="/mark/13-32.htm" title="But of that day and that hour knows no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.">Mark 13:32</a>). The words find their parallel in those that declared that "This generation shall not pass away till all be fulfilled" (<a href="/matthew/24-34.htm" title="Truly I say to you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.">Matthew 24:34</a>). That such words should have been recorded and published by the Evangelists is a proof either that they accepted that interpretation, if they wrote after the destruction of Jerusalem, or, if we assume that they were led by them to look for the "end of all things" as near at hand, that they wrote before the generation of those who then stood by had passed away; and so the very difficulty that has perplexed men becomes a proof of the early date of the three Gospels that contain the record.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 28. - This verse has always been a crux to commentators, who cannot decide what is the event to which it refers. Many, taking it in connection with the preceding announcement, refer it exclusively to the day of judgment; but this idea is not compatible with Christ's assertion that some present shall see it ere they die. Nor can it refer to Christ's resurrection and ascension, and the mission of the Holy Ghost, which took place only half a year after this time, and the prediction of which so short a time before could not have been introduced in the terms here used. Other expositors, and some of great name, agree that the event to which Christ alludes is his transfiguration narrated in the next chapter. But there are insuperable objections to this view. How could Christ assert in the most solemn manner, Verily, I say unto you, that some of his hearers would tire to witness an event which was to occur only a week hence? Nor is it likely that he would thus publicly announce a transaction which was strictly private, seen only by three chosen witnesses, who were further charged not to reveal the vision till the Son of man was risen from the dead. The Lord had been telling of the final judgment; he now announces, with the formula used by him to present some revelation of Divine truth, that there was to be a coming of the Son of man at no very distant date. This advent is doubtless the destruction of Jerusalem, which, as it occurred only some forty years after this time, some of his auditors, apostles and the multitude, would live to behold. This great event was a type of the second advent, the two being closely connected by Christ himself (see ch. 24.). There is some truth in all the views that have obtained concerning this passage: "The prophecy unfolded itself by degrees; it has put forth buds and blossoms, but it will not be in its full bloom of accomplishment till the great day" (Wordsworth). There was some display of Christ's kingdom at the Transfiguration; another at his resurrection, and the events consequent thereupon; but the great one was when the overthrow of Jerusalem and its temple made way for the full establishment and development of the gospel, putting an end to the first dispensation. Some standing (of them that stand) here. Among the apostles St. John certainly survived the destruction of Jerusalem. There seems to be no recondite meaning in the term "standing," as if it signified "remaining steadfastly by me, adhering to my side;" as, taste of death is merely a periphrasis for "die," and has not the sense of tasting the bitterness of death, experiencing its sting. It appears to have been originally a metaphor derived from a nauseous draught, which every one must drain. Coming in his kingdom. Not "into his kingdom," but in the power and glory that appertain to his kingdom. Not that he will personally appear, but his mystical presence will be seen by its effects, the judgment on the Jewish nation, the establishment of a spiritual, yet visible kingdom in the place of the old covenant. There may be a similar allusion in Christ's words about St. John, "If I will that he tarry till I come" (<a href="/john/21-23.htm">John 21:23</a>), and "This generation shall not pass till all these things be fulfilled" (<a href="/matthew/24-34.htm">Matthew 24:34</a>) - where the dissolution of the Jewish polity is the event signified. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/16-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Truly Ἀμὴν (Amēn) Hebrew Word <a href="/greek/strongs_281.htm">Strong's 281: </a> Of Hebrew origin; properly, firm, i.e. trustworthy; adverbially, surely. I tell λέγω (legō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. you, ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. some τινες (tines) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. who τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. are εἰσίν (eisin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. standing ἑστώτων (hestōtōn) Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2476.htm">Strong's 2476: </a> A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications. here ὧδε (hōde) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5602.htm">Strong's 5602: </a> From an adverb form of hode; in this same spot, i.e. Here or hither. will not taste γεύσωνται (geusōntai) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1089.htm">Strong's 1089: </a> (a) I taste, (b) I experience. A primary verb; to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience. death θανάτου (thanatou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2288.htm">Strong's 2288: </a> Death, physical or spiritual. From thnesko; death. until ἕως (heōs) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2193.htm">Strong's 2193: </a> A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until. they see ἴδωσιν (idōsin) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Son Υἱὸν (Huion) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. of Man ἀνθρώπου (anthrōpou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. coming ἐρχόμενον (erchomenon) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. kingdom.” βασιλείᾳ (basileia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_932.htm">Strong's 932: </a> From basileus; properly, royalty, i.e. rule, or a realm. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/16-28.htm">Matthew 16:28 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/16-28.htm">Matthew 16:28 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/16-28.htm">Matthew 16:28 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/16-28.htm">Matthew 16:28 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/16-28.htm">Matthew 16:28 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/16-28.htm">Matthew 16:28 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/16-28.htm">Matthew 16:28 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/16-28.htm">Matthew 16:28 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/16-28.htm">Matthew 16:28 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/16-28.htm">Matthew 16:28 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/16-28.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 16:28 Most certainly I tell you there (Matt. 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