Luke 9:27
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
ἵστημι
To stand, to set, to place. Histemi. Having done all stand. Stand therefore. When you have done everything else there is still this. Stand in what Christ has already accomplished.
θεός
of God.
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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θάνατος
of death
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θάνατος
Death. Thanatos. O death where is your sting? Death has been swallowed up in victory. Jesus did not just survive death. He destroyed its power for everyone who believes.
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λέγω
I say
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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εἴδω
they may have seen
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εἴδω
To know, to see, to perceive. Paul said I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
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γεύομαι
may taste
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γεύομαι
To taste and experience. Taste and see that the LORD is good. Spiritual experience is real not just intellectual.
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ἕως
until
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ἕως
a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)
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εἰμί
there are
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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τὶς
some
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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