# Matthew 16.27

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 25. <span class="rl-speech">For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall he render unto every man according to his deeds.</span>**
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> 28. <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, there are some of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.</span> (Matthew 16:25-28, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 25. <span class="rl-speech">For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.</span>**
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> 28. <span class="rl-speech">Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste of death, until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.”</span> (Matthew 16:25-28, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 25. <span class="rl-speech">For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.</span>**
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> 28. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> (Matthew 16:25-28, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 25. <span class="rl-speech">for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake shall find it,</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?</span>
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> **27. <span class="rl-speech">'For, the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of his Father, with his messengers, and then he will reward each, according to his work.</span>**
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> 28. <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say to you, there are certain of those standing here who shall not taste of death till they may see the Son of Man coming in his reign.'</span> (Matthew 16:25-28, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** Matthew (traditionally) the tax-collector-apostle / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- **Audience:** Jewish-Christian audience (heavy OT-fulfillment emphasis)
- **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); possibly Antioch (composition)
- **Time period:** events c. 4 BC, AD 30/33; composed c. AD 60-80

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [G1391 - doxa](/codex/g1391-doxa/), *doxa* (Strong's G1391). Also appears in: [Matthew 6.25-34](/codex/matthew-6-25-34/), [Matthew 19](/codex/matthew-19/), [Matthew 25.31-32](/codex/matthew-25-31-32/).
- [G3962 - pater](/codex/g3962-pater/), *pater* (Strong's G3962). Also appears in: [Matthew 5.48](/codex/matthew-5-48/), [Matthew 6.25-26](/codex/matthew-6-25-26/), [Matthew 6.25-34](/codex/matthew-6-25-34/).
- [G5207 - huios](/codex/g5207-huios/), *huios* (Strong's G5207). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.1](/codex/matthew-1-1/), [Matthew 1.20](/codex/matthew-1-20/), [Matthew 1.21](/codex/matthew-1-21/).

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 16](/codex/matthew-16/)

**Passages:**

- [1 Corinthians 11](/codex/1-corinthians-11/)
- [1 Corinthians 2.8](/codex/1-corinthians-2-8/)
- [1 Peter 1.10-11](/codex/1-peter-1-10-11/)
- [2 Corinthians 4.17](/codex/2-corinthians-4-17/)
- [2 Corinthians 4.6](/codex/2-corinthians-4-6/)
- [Ephesians 1.13-14](/codex/ephesians-1-13-14/)
- [Ephesians 1.17](/codex/ephesians-1-17/)
- [Ephesians 1.6](/codex/ephesians-1-6/)
- [Ephesians 1.9-12](/codex/ephesians-1-9-12/)
- [Ephesians 3.16](/codex/ephesians-3-16/)
- [Hebrews 1](/codex/hebrews-1/)
- [Hebrews 1.1-14](/codex/hebrews-1-1-14/)
- [Hebrews 2.10](/codex/hebrews-2-10/)
- [Hebrews 2.5-8](/codex/hebrews-2-5-8/)
- [James 2.1](/codex/james-2-1/)
- [John 1.1-14](/codex/john-1-1-14/)
- [John 1.1-18](/codex/john-1-1-18/)
- [John 11](/codex/john-11/)
- [John 11.1-4](/codex/john-11-1-4/)
- [John 11.4](/codex/john-11-4/)
- [John 12.38-41](/codex/john-12-38-41/)
- [John 17.18-22](/codex/john-17-18-22/)
- [John 17.21-22](/codex/john-17-21-22/)
- [John 17.21-23](/codex/john-17-21-23/)
- [John 17.4-5](/codex/john-17-4-5/)
- [John 2.11](/codex/john-2-11/)
- [John 5](/codex/john-5/)
- [John 7.18](/codex/john-7-18/)
- [John 7.53-8](/codex/john-7-53-8/)
- [Jude 1](/codex/jude-1/)
- [Luke 17.11-19](/codex/luke-17-11-19/)
- [Luke 21.27](/codex/luke-21-27/)
- [Mark 10.35-40](/codex/mark-10-35-40/)
- [Matthew 19](/codex/matthew-19/)
- [Matthew 19.16-30](/codex/matthew-19-16-30/)
- [Matthew 25.31-32](/codex/matthew-25-31-32/)
- [Matthew 6.25-34](/codex/matthew-6-25-34/)
- [Philippians 2.11](/codex/philippians-2-11/)
- [Philippians 2.8-11](/codex/philippians-2-8-11/)
- [Philippians 3.20-21](/codex/philippians-3-20-21/)
- [Philippians 4.19](/codex/philippians-4-19/)
- [Revelation 1.5-6](/codex/revelation-1-5-6/)
- [Revelation 4.11](/codex/revelation-4-11/)
- [Romans 1.21-23](/codex/romans-1-21-23/)
- [Romans 2.6-11](/codex/romans-2-6-11/)
- [Romans 3.5-8](/codex/romans-3-5-8/)
- [Romans 3.7](/codex/romans-3-7/)
- [Romans 6.3-4](/codex/romans-6-3-4/)
- [Romans 8](/codex/romans-8/)

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