I tell you the truth, ¹  there are some standing here who will not ²  experience ³  death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.” ⁴ 

biblegateway Mat 16:28

"Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."

I assure you: There are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."

Truly I say to you, that there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.

biblegateway Mat 16:28

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

Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

bibleoremus Mat 16:28

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

Truly I tell you: there are some of those standing here who will not taste death before they have seen the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”

biblegateway Mat 16:28

"Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."

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.

biblegateway Mat 16:28

I tell you the truth, ¹  there are some standing here who will not ²  experience ³  death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.” ⁴ 

¹ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

² tn The Greek negative here (οὐ μή, ou mh) is the strongest possible.

³ tn Grk “will not taste.” Here the Greek verb does not mean “sample a small amount” (as a typical English reader might infer from the word “taste”), but “experience something cognitively or emotionally; come to know something” (cf. BDAG 195 s.v. γεύομαι 2).

⁴ sn Several suggestions have been made as to the referent for the phrase the Son of Man coming in his kingdom: (1) the transfiguration itself, which immediately follows in the narrative; (2) Jesus’ resurrection and ascension; (3) the coming of the Spirit; (4) Christ’s role in the Church; (5) the destruction of Jerusalem; (6) Jesus’ second coming and the establishment of the kingdom. The reference to six days later in 17:1 seems to indicate that Matthew had the transfiguration in mind insofar as it was a substantial prefiguring of the consummation of the kingdom (although this interpretation is not without its problems). As such, the transfiguration would be a tremendous confirmation to the disciples that even though Jesus had just finished speaking of his death (in vv. 21-23), he was nonetheless the promised Messiah and things were proceeding according to God’s plan.