Luke - 9:27



27 But I tell you the truth: There are some of those who stand here, who will in no way taste of death, until they see the Kingdom of God."

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 9:27.

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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.
But I tell you of a truth, There are some of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
But I tell you of a truth: There are some standing here that shall not taste death, till they see the kingdom of God.
But I say unto you of a truth, There are some of those standing here who shall not taste death until they shall have seen the kingdom of God.
and I say to you, truly, there are certain of those here standing, who shall not taste of death till they may see the reign of God.'
I tell you truly that there are some of those who stand here who will certainly not taste death till they have seen the Kingdom of God."
Indeed, I tell you, some who are standing before me will not know death, until they have seen the kingdom of God."

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But I tell you of a truth,.... And let it be received as such; you may assure yourselves of it, that not only at the last day, the son of man will come in this glorious manner, and show his resentment to all such as have been ashamed of him; but, also
there be some standing here, which shall not, taste of death till they see the kingdom of God; the Gospel dispensation visibly taking place, both among Jews and Gentiles, upon the resurrection of Christ, and the pouring fourth of his Spirit; and when it should come in power both in the conversion of God's elect in great numbers, and in the destruction of the Jewish nation, for their rejection, of the Messiah: See Gill on Matthew 16:28

not taste of death fill they see the kingdom of God--"see it come with power" (Mark 9:1); or see "the Son of man coming in His kingdom" (Matthew 16:28). The reference, beyond doubt, is to the firm establishment and victorious progress, in the lifetime of some then present, of that new Kingdom of Christ, which was destined to work the greatest of all changes on this earth, and be the grand pledge of His final coming in glory.

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