Luke 9:27

“But I tell you truly, there are some of those standing here who will certainly not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.””

Luke 9:27 · direct translation from the Greek
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Luke 9:27, word by word

I tellλέγωlegō

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legō” appears
trulyἀληθῶςalēthōs

truly

Truly, really.

Where else “alēthōs” appears
there areεἰσίνeisin

there is

Something exists somewhere, or happens.

Where else “eisin” appears
standingἑστηκότωνhestēkotōn

stand

To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.

Where else “hestēkotōn” appears
hereαὐτοῦautou

here, there

"Here", "there", in that place.

Where else “autou” appears
tasteγεύσωνταιgeusōntai

taste

To go through something yourself; "to sample death" means to die.

Where else “geusōntai” appears
deathθανάτουthanatou

death

The end of the body's life.

Where else “thanatou” appears
they seeἴδωσινidōsin

see

To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.

Where else “idōsin” appears
the kingdomβασιλείανbasileian

kingdom of God

God's rule, which comes with Jesus.

Where else “basileian” appears
of Godθεοῦtheou

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theou” appears

Parallel passages

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Take up your cross

Matthew 16:24-28Mark 8:34–9:1

See them side by side

Luke 9:23-27

23And he was saying to all, “If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for the sake of me, that one will save it. 25For what is a person benefited if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself? 26For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when he comes in his glory and that of the Father and of the holy angels. 27But I tell you truly, there are some of those standing here who will certainly not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.”

Matthew 16:24-28

24Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for the sake of me will find it. 26For what will it profit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life? 27For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will repay each one according to his conduct. 28Truly I tell you, there are some of those standing here who will certainly not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”

Mark 8:34–9:1

8:34And summoning the crowd with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 8:35For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for the sake of me and the good news will save it. 8:36For what does it profit a person to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? 8:37For what can a person give in exchange for his life? 8:38For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also will be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.” 9:1And he was saying to them, “Truly I tell you, there are some of those standing here who will certainly not taste death until they see the kingdom of God having come with power.”

The context

26For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when he comes in his glory and that of the Father and of the holy angels.

27 · This verse (above)

28Now it happened, about eight days after these words, that taking along Peter and John and James, he went up onto the mountain to pray.

Read all of Luke 9

To study Luke 9 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    When Jesus asks, “Who do you say that I am?”, what do the crowds say, and what does Peter answer? (vv. 18-20)

  2. 2. What it means

    Jesus says anyone who wants to follow him must deny themselves and take up their cross daily. What reason does he give? (vv. 23-25)

  3. 3. How I live it

    The disciples argued about who was greatest, and Jesus stood a child beside him (vv. 46-48). Whom could you give more attention to today?

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