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New Century Version

Luke 9:27

I tell you the truth, some people standing here will see the kingdom of God before they die."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   The Topic Concordance - Shame;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Caesarea-Philippi;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Transfiguration;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Self-Seeking;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jesus Christ;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Luke, Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jesus Christ;   John the Apostle;   Parousia;   Transfiguration;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Amen (2);   Atonement (2);   Consciousness;   Disciple (2);   Discourse;   Foresight;   Immortality (2);   Parousia (2);   Promise (2);   Salvation Save Saviour;   Science (2);   Sermon on the Mount;   Son of David;   Son of Man;   Tabor, Mount;   Transfiguration (2);   Truth (2);   Verily;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Transfiguration;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Bethsaida;   Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Taste;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Eschatology of the New Testament;   Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   Luke, the Gospel of;   Parousia;   Truth;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for October 21;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death
King James Version (1611)
But I tell you of a trueth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdome of God.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God."
New American Standard Bible
"But I say to you truthfully, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God."
Amplified Bible
"But I tell you truthfully, there are some among those standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But I say to you truthfully, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God."
Legacy Standard Bible
But I say to you truthfully, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God."
Berean Standard Bible
But I tell you truthfully, some who are standing here will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God."
Contemporary English Version
You can be sure that some of the people standing here will not die before they see God's kingdom.
Complete Jewish Bible
I tell you the truth, there are some people standing here who will not experience death until they see the Kingdom of God."
Darby Translation
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
Believe me when I say that some of you people standing here will see God's kingdom before you die."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And I tell you of a suretie, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they haue seene the kingdome of God.
George Lamsa Translation
I tell you the truth, that there are men who stand here, who will not taste death, until they see the kingdom of God.
Good News Translation
I assure you that there are some here who will not die until they have seen the Kingdom of God."
Lexham English Bible
But I tell you truly, there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the kingdom of God."
Literal Translation
But truly I say to you, There are some of those standing here who in no way shall taste of death until they see the kingdom of God.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
But truly I say to you, Some of those who are here now will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God.
Hebrew Names Version
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."
International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
THE truth I say to you, that some who are standing here shall not taste death, until they have seen the kingdom of Aloha.
Murdock Translation
I tell you the truth, that there are some standing here, who will not taste death, until they shall see the kingdom of God.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
I tell you of a trueth, there be some standyng here, whiche shall not taste of death, tyl they see the kingdome of God.
English Revised Version
But I tell you of a truth, There be some of them that stand here, which shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
World English Bible
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."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And I tell you of a truth there are some standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
Weymouth's New Testament
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."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y seie to you, verily ther ben summe stondynge here, whiche schulen not taste deeth, til thei seen the rewme of God.
Update Bible Version
But I tell you of a truth, There are some of those that stand here, who shall in no way taste of death, until they see the kingdom of God.
Webster's Bible Translation
But I tell you in truth, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God.
New English Translation
But I tell you most certainly, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the kingdom of God."
New King James Version
But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God."
New Living Translation
I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Kingdom of God."
New Life Bible
I tell you the truth, some standing here will not die until they see the holy nation of God."
New Revised Standard
But truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But I tell you of a truth - There, are, some of those, here, standing, who shall in nowise taste of death, until they see the kingdom of God.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But I tell you of a truth: There are some standing here that shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God.
Revised Standard Version
But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And I tell you of a surety: There be some of the yt stonde here which shall not tast of deeth tyll they se ye kyngdome of god.
Young's Literal Translation
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.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I saye vnto you of a treuth: there be some of them that stonde here, which shall not taist of death, tyll they se the kyngdome of God.
Mace New Testament (1729)
I declare unto you, there are some here present, who shall not die, till they see the Messiah reign.
Simplified Cowboy Version
I'm telling you straight that there are some here now who will not die before they have seen God's outfit."

Contextual Overview

18 One time when Jesus was praying alone, his followers were with him, and he asked them, "Who do the people say I am?" 19 They answered, "Some say you are John the Baptist. Others say you are Elijah. And others say you are one of the prophets from long ago who has come back to life." 20 Then Jesus asked, "But who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Christ from God." 21 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone, saying, 22 "The Son of Man must suffer many things. He will be rejected by the Jewish elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of the law. He will be killed and after three days will be raised from the dead." 23 Jesus said to all of them, "If people want to follow me, they must give up the things they want. They must be willing to give up their lives daily to follow me. 24 Those who want to save their lives will give up true life. But those who give up their lives for me will have true life. 25 It is worthless to have the whole world if they themselves are destroyed or lost. 26 If people are ashamed of me and my teaching, then the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and with the glory of the Father and the holy angels. 27 I tell you the truth, some people standing here will see the kingdom of God before they die."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I tell: Matthew 16:28, Mark 9:1, John 14:2, John 16:7

some: John 21:22, John 21:23

taste: Luke 2:26, John 8:51, John 8:52, John 8:59, Hebrews 2:9

see: Luke 22:18, Mark 14:25

Reciprocal: Luke 21:3 - Of

Cross-References

Genesis 9:9
"Now I am making my agreement with you and your people who will live after you,
Genesis 9:10
and with every living thing that is with you—the birds, the tame and the wild animals, and with everything that came out of the boat with you—with every living thing on earth.
Genesis 9:13
I am putting my rainbow in the clouds as the sign of the agreement between me and the earth.
Genesis 9:14
When I bring clouds over the earth and a rainbow appears in them,
Isaiah 11:10
At that time the new king from the family of Jesse will stand as a banner for all peoples. The nations will come together around him, and the place where he lives will be filled with glory.
Hosea 2:14
"So I am going to attract her; I will lead her into the desert and speak tenderly to her.
Malachi 1:11
"From the east to the west I will be honored among the nations. Everywhere they will bring incense and clean offerings to me, because I will be honored among the nations," says the Lord All-Powerful.
Acts 17:14
The believers quickly sent Paul away to the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed in Berea.
Romans 11:12
The Jews' failure brought rich blessings for the world, and the Jews' loss brought rich blessings for the non-Jewish people. So surely the world will receive much richer blessings when enough Jews become the kind of people God wants.
Romans 15:12
And Isaiah says, "A new king will come from the family of Jesse. He will come to rule over the non-Jewish people, and they will have hope because of him." Isaiah 11:10

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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:

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