Matthew 16:28
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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. ”
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.
υἱός
Son
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υἱός
Son, descendant, one sharing the nature of. Huios. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Sonship through faith is the highest status available to a human being.
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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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ἔρχομαι
coming
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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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
shall 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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ὧδε
here
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ὧδε
in this same spot, i.e. here or hither
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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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