# Matthew 16.28-17.1

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 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> 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> 17:1. And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart:**
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> 17:2. and he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light. 17:3. And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with him. (Matthew 16:26-17:3, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 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> 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> 17:1. After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.**
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> 17:2. He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light. 17:3. Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him. (Matthew 16:26-17:3, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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> 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> 17:1. And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,**
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> 17:2. And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 17:3. And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. (Matthew 16:26-17:3, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 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> 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> 17:1. And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John his brother, and doth bring them up to a high mount by themselves,**
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> 17:2. and he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his garments did become white as the light, 17:3. and lo, appear to them did Moses and Elijah, talking together with him. (Matthew 16:26-17:3, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from the Naming Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-naming-convergence/), via [Matthew 16.18](/codex/matthew-16-18/)
- [Argument from the Question-Asking Asymmetry](/codex/argument-from-the-question-asking-asymmetry/), via [Matthew 16.13-15](/codex/matthew-16-13-15/)
- [Argument from the Resurrection](/codex/argument-from-the-resurrection/), via [Matthew 16.21](/codex/matthew-16-21/)
- [Atheism Cannot Justify Compassion](/codex/atheism-cannot-justify-compassion/), via [Matthew 16.24](/codex/matthew-16-24/)
- [Failed Second Coming Prophecy Objection Defeater](/codex/failed-second-coming-prophecy-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 16.28](/codex/matthew-16-28/)
- [Israelites Were Black Racial Descriptors Objection Defeater](/codex/israelites-were-black-racial-descriptors-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 16.2-3](/codex/matthew-16-2-3/)
- [Jesus Didnt Know the Hour Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-didnt-know-the-hour-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 16.21](/codex/matthew-16-21/)
- [Jesus Was Not Dead Three Days and Three Nights Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-was-not-dead-three-days-and-three-nights-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 16.21](/codex/matthew-16-21/)
- [Mohammed Killed Mockers Objection Defeater](/codex/mohammed-killed-mockers-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 16.23](/codex/matthew-16-23/)
- [Pragmatic Argument](/codex/pragmatic-argument/), via [Matthew 16.26](/codex/matthew-16-26/)
- [Resurrection Implies Christian Theism](/codex/resurrection-implies-christian-theism/), via [Matthew 16.18-19](/codex/matthew-16-18-19/)

**Concepts:**

- [Apostolic Succession](/codex/apostolic-succession/), via [Matthew 16](/codex/matthew-16/), [Matthew 16.18-19](/codex/matthew-16-18-19/)
- [Christianity](/codex/christianity/), via [Matthew 16.13-20](/codex/matthew-16-13-20/)
- [Christology](/codex/christology/), via [Matthew 16.16](/codex/matthew-16-16/)
- [Church at Rome](/codex/church-at-rome/), via [Matthew 16.18-19](/codex/matthew-16-18-19/)
- [Davidic Covenant](/codex/davidic-covenant/), via [Matthew 16.16](/codex/matthew-16-16/)
- [East-West Schism](/codex/east-west-schism/), via [Matthew 16.18](/codex/matthew-16-18/), [Matthew 16.19](/codex/matthew-16-19/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 16](/codex/matthew-16/)
- [Papacy](/codex/papacy/), via [Matthew 16.18-19](/codex/matthew-16-18-19/)
- [Pentecost](/codex/pentecost/), via [Matthew 16.6](/codex/matthew-16-6/)
- [Petrine Primacy](/codex/petrine-primacy/), via [Matthew 16.16](/codex/matthew-16-16/), [Matthew 16.18](/codex/matthew-16-18/), [Matthew 16.18-19](/codex/matthew-16-18-19/)
- [The Devil](/codex/the-devil/), via [Matthew 16.23](/codex/matthew-16-23/)
- [Vatican I](/codex/vatican-i/), via [Matthew 16](/codex/matthew-16/), [Matthew 16.18-19](/codex/matthew-16-18-19/)

**People:**

- [Matthew the Apostle](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/), via [Matthew 16.18](/codex/matthew-16-18/)
- [Peter the Apostle](/codex/peter-the-apostle/), via [Matthew 16.16](/codex/matthew-16-16/), [Matthew 16.18-19](/codex/matthew-16-18-19/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0086 - hades](/codex/g0086-hades/), via [Matthew 16.18](/codex/matthew-16-18/)
- [G0487 - antallagma](/codex/g0487-antallagma/), via [Matthew 16.21-28](/codex/matthew-16-21-28/), [Matthew 16.25](/codex/matthew-16-25/), [Matthew 16.26](/codex/matthew-16-26/)
- [G0602 - apokalypsis](/codex/g0602-apokalypsis/), via [Matthew 16.17](/codex/matthew-16-17/)
- [G0622 - apollymi](/codex/g0622-apollymi/), via [Matthew 16.25](/codex/matthew-16-25/)
- [G0932 - basileia](/codex/g0932-basileia/), via [Matthew 16.28](/codex/matthew-16-28/)
- [G1577 - ekklesia](/codex/g1577-ekklesia/), via [Matthew 16.18](/codex/matthew-16-18/)
- [G2198 - zao](/codex/g2198-zao/), via [Matthew 16.16](/codex/matthew-16-16/)
- [G4567 - satanas](/codex/g4567-satanas/), via [Matthew 16.23](/codex/matthew-16-23/)
- [G5207 - huios](/codex/g5207-huios/), via [Matthew 16.16](/codex/matthew-16-16/)
- [G5547 - christos](/codex/g5547-christos/), via [Matthew 16.16](/codex/matthew-16-16/)
- [G5590 - psyche](/codex/g5590-psyche/), via [Matthew 16.25-26](/codex/matthew-16-25-26/), [Matthew 16.26](/codex/matthew-16-26/)
- [H1121 - ben](/codex/h1121-ben/), via [Matthew 16.16](/codex/matthew-16-16/)
- [H2416 - chay](/codex/h2416-chay/), via [Matthew 16.16](/codex/matthew-16-16/)

**Guides:**

- [Ris3n Arguments](/codex/ris3n-arguments/), via [Matthew 16.18](/codex/matthew-16-18/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## 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.