Matthew 16:28

Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus speaks to his disciples immediately after his first passion prediction (16:21) and Peter's rebuke, in the Caesarea Philippi region. The preceding verse (16:27) frames the statement within the Son of Man's return in the Father's glory.

The words — τινες (tines), "some," is deliberately indefinite—Jesus names no one. ὧδε (hōde), "here," pins the reference to the present moment, not a future generation.

The thread — Mark 9:1 and Luke 9:27 preserve the same saying in the Synoptic parallel. John 8:52 records the Jewish objection that such claims are absurd because Abraham and the prophets are dead.

Why it lands — The verse forces a reader to identify what event satisfies "the Son of Man coming in His kingdom" and to reckon with the fact that the addressees are still alive when that event occurs. It is a claim that either holds or collapses; there is no neutral middle.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Luke 9:27 But I tell you truly, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”
Mark 9:1 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.”
John 8:52 “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.
Matthew 26:64 “You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
Matthew 10:23 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.
Luke 21:27 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Mark 13:26 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
Luke 2:26 The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
Hebrews 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
Matthew 24:3 While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”