Mark 9:1
“And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.”
King James Version
Mark's form of the saying: some would not die before seeing the kingdom of God come with power.
Fulfillment References
Mark 9:2-8 Matthew 16:28 Acts 1:8 Acts 2:1-4
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalThe kingdom came 'with power' when the Spirit was poured out (Acts 1:8; 2:1-4) — the Acts 2:38 birth of the Church under the one Lord.
JewishRead by critics as an unfulfilled imminent-kingdom expectation.
CatholicFulfilled in the Transfiguration (immediately following) and/or the coming of the kingdom in power at Pentecost.
ProtestantTied to the Transfiguration, the resurrection, or the Spirit's coming at Pentecost (kingdom 'with power'), or the AD 70 judgment.
OrthodoxThe Transfiguration manifested the kingdom's power to the chosen disciples; the classic patristic reading.
DispensationalGenerally read as the Transfiguration preview of kingdom glory.
AcademicMark places the Transfiguration immediately after, suggesting the evangelist read it as at least a partial fulfillment.
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