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Luke 9:27 KJV
Luke · chapter 9 · verse 27
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.Luke 9:27 · King James Version
Luke 9:27 in context
25For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
26For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels.
27But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
28And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.
29And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.
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Key words (Strong's)
- standinghistēmito cause or make to stand, to place, put, set, to bid to stand by, [set up], in the…G2476 →
- kingdombasileiaroyal power, kingship, dominion, rule, not to be confused with an actual kingdom but…G932 →
- truthalēthōstruly, of a truth, in reality, most certainlyG230 →
- tastegeuomaito taste, to try the flavour of, to tasteG1089 →
- deaththanatosthe death of the body, that separation of the soul and the body by which the life on…G2288 →
- telllegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
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In these verses, we have Christ discoursing with his disciples about the great things that pertained to the kingdom of God; and one circumstance of this discourse is taken notice of here which we had not in the other evangelists - that Christ was alone praying, and his disciples with him, when he entered into this…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-27