Matthew 16:27-28

16:27 For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done. ¹  16:28 I tell you the truth, ²  there are some standing here who will not ³  experience ⁴  death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.” ⁵ 

Matthew 24:3

Signs of the End of the Age

24:3 As ⁶  he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will these things ⁷  happen? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”

Matthew 24:27

24:27 For just like the lightning ⁸  comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

Matthew 24:44

24:44 Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him. ⁹ 

Matthew 25:31

The Judgment

25:31 “When ¹⁰  the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.

Mark 9:1

9:1 And he said to them, “I tell you the truth, ¹¹  there are some standing here who will not ¹²  experience ¹³  death before they see the kingdom of God come with power.” ¹⁴ 

Mark 9:1

9:1 And he said to them, “I tell you the truth, ¹⁵  there are some standing here who will not ¹⁶  experience ¹⁷  death before they see the kingdom of God come with power.” ¹⁸ 

Colossians 4:5

4:5 Conduct yourselves ¹⁹  with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.

Colossians 1:26

1:26 that is, the mystery that has been kept hidden from ages and generations, but has now been revealed to his saints.

Revelation 1:7

1:7 (Look! He is returning with the clouds, ²⁰ 

and every eye will see him,

even ²¹  those who pierced him, ²² 

and all the tribes ²³  on the earth will mourn because ²⁴  of him.

This will certainly come to pass! ²⁵  Amen.) ²⁶ 

Revelation 2:25

2:25 However, hold on to what you have until I come.

Revelation 3:11

3:11 I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have so that no one can take away ²⁷  your crown. ²⁸ 

Revelation 22:7

22:7 (Look! I am coming soon!

Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy expressed in this book.) ²⁹ 

Revelation 22:20

22:20 The one who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!

[16:27]  ¹ sn An allusion to Pss 28:4; 62:12; cf. Prov 24:12.

[16:28]  ² tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[16:28]  ³ tn The Greek negative here (οὐ μή, ou mh) is the strongest possible.

[16:28]  ⁴ 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).

[16:28]  ⁵ 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.

[24:3]  ⁶ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[24:3]  ⁷ sn Because the phrase these things is plural, more than the temple’s destruction is in view. The question may presuppose that such a catastrophe signals the end.

[24:27]  ⁸ sn The Son of Man’s coming in power will be sudden and obvious like lightning. No one will need to point it out.

[24:44]  ⁹ sn Jesus made clear that his coming could not be timed, and suggested it would take some time – so long, in fact, that some will not be looking for him any longer (at an hour when you do not expect him).

[25:31]  ¹⁰ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[9:1]  ¹¹ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[9:1]  ¹² tn The Greek negative here (οὐ μή, ou mh) is the strongest possible.

[9:1]  ¹³ 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).

[9:1]  ¹⁴ sn Several suggestions have been made as to the referent for the phrase the kingdom of God come with power: (1) the transfiguration itself, which immediately follows in the narrative; (2) Jesus’ resurrection and ascension; (3) the coming of the Spirit; (4) Jesus’ second coming and the establishment of the kingdom. The reference to after six days in 9:2 seems to indicate that Mark 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 was a tremendous confirmation to the disciples that even though Jesus had just finished speaking of his death (8:31; 9:31; 10:33), he was nonetheless the promised Messiah and things were proceeding according to God’s plan.

[9:1]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[9:1]  ¹⁶ tn The Greek negative here (οὐ μή, ou mh) is the strongest possible.

[9:1]  ¹⁷ 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).

[9:1]  ¹⁸ sn Several suggestions have been made as to the referent for the phrase the kingdom of God come with power: (1) the transfiguration itself, which immediately follows in the narrative; (2) Jesus’ resurrection and ascension; (3) the coming of the Spirit; (4) Jesus’ second coming and the establishment of the kingdom. The reference to after six days in 9:2 seems to indicate that Mark 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 was a tremendous confirmation to the disciples that even though Jesus had just finished speaking of his death (8:31; 9:31; 10:33), he was nonetheless the promised Messiah and things were proceeding according to God’s plan.

[4:5]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “walk.” The verb περιπατέω (peripatew) is a common NT idiom for one’s lifestyle, behavior, or manner of conduct (L&N 41.11).

[1:7]  ²⁰ sn An allusion to Dan 7:13.

[1:7]  ²¹ tn Here καί (kai) was translated as ascensive.

[1:7]  ²² sn An allusion to Zech 12:10.

[1:7]  ²³ tn In this context, tribes (φυλαί, fulai) could also be translated as “nations” or “peoples” (L&N 11.56).

[1:7]  ²⁴ tn The conjunction ἐπί (epi) is most likely causal here. The people who crucified him are those of every tribe on the earth and they will mourn because he comes as judge.

[1:7]  ²⁵ tn Grk “Yes, Amen.” The expression “This will certainly come to pass” is an attempt to capture the force of the juxtaposition of the Greek ναί (nai) and the Hebrew ἀμήν (amhn). See L&N 69.1.

[1:7]  ²⁶ sn These lines are placed in parentheses because they form an aside to the main argument.

[3:11]  ²⁷ tn On the verb λάβῃ (labh) here BDAG 583 s.v. λαμβάνω 2 states, “to take away, remove…with or without the use of force τὰ ἀργύρια take away the silver coins (fr. the temple) Mt 27:6. τὰς ἀσθενείας diseases 8:17. τὸν στέφανον Rv 3:11.”

[3:11]  ²⁸ sn Your crown refers to a wreath consisting either of foliage or of precious metals formed to resemble foliage and worn as a symbol of honor, victory, or as a badge of high office – ‘wreath, crown’ (L&N 6.192).

[22:7]  ²⁹ sn These lines are parenthetical, forming an aside to the narrative. The speaker here is the Lord Jesus Christ himself rather than the narrator.