King James Version

Luke 9:27

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “there” (αὐτοῦ) before already standing here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “may taste” (γεύσωνται) before death here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “here” (ὧδε) before already standing here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “will taste” (γεύσονται) before death here.

λέγωlegōI tellλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I tell”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.I tellδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youἀληθῶςalēthōsof a truthἀληθῶςadverb — “of a truth”G230truly, really, certainly, surely.of a truthεἰσίνeisinthere beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “there be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.there beτινεςtinessomeτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “some”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.someτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.αὐτοῦautouhereαὐτοῦadverb — “here”G847here, there.This verse uses “here”.hereἑστηκότωνhestēkotōnto standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, perfect active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “to stand”, a completed action with a present resultG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.οἳhoiwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.γεύσωνταιgeusōntaishallγεύομαι (geuomai)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “shall”, a single actionG1089(a) I taste, (b) I experience.shallθανάτουthanatouof deathθάνατος (thanatos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of death”, the of-formG2288death, physical or spiritual.of deathἕωςheōstillἕωςconjunction — “till”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.tillἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.ἴδωσινidōsinthey seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “they see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).they seeτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείανbasileiankingdomβασιλεία (basileia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the object formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.the kingdomτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of God

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὧδεhōdehereὧδεadverb — “here”G5602here, the things here, what is here, what is going on here, the state of affairs here.γεύσονταιgeusontaishallγεύομαι (geuomai)verb, aorist deponent subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “shall”, a single actionG1089(a) I taste, (b) I experience.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and I say to you, truly, there are certain of those here standing, who shall not taste of death till they may see the reign of God.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But I tell you of a truth, There are some of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

Young’s Literal Translation

and I say to you, truly, there are certain of those here standing, who shall not taste of death till they may see the reign of God.'

World English Bible

But I tell you the truth: There are some of those who stand here who will in no way taste of death until they see God ’s Kingdom.”

Darby Translation

But I say unto you of a truth, There are some of those standing here who shall not taste death until they shall have seen the kingdom of God.

Douay-Rheims

But I tell you of a truth: There are some standing here that shall not taste death, till they see the kingdom of God.

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