OET interlinear MAT 16:28

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οὐ μὴ γεύσωνται θανάτου

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι εἰσίν τινές τῶν ὧδε ἑστώτων οἵτινες οὒ μή γεύσωνται θανάτου ἕως ἄν ἴδωσιν τόν Υἱόν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ)

Here Jesus speaks as if death were food that people could taste. Those who taste death truly experience death as much as a person who eats food truly experiences that food. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [will certainly not experience death] or [will certainly not participate in death]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

οὐ μὴ γεύσωνται θανάτου

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι εἰσίν τινές τῶν ὧδε ἑστώτων οἵτινες οὒ μή γεύσωνται θανάτου ἕως ἄν ἴδωσιν τόν Υἱόν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of death, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [will certainly not die]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

οὐ μὴ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι εἰσίν τινές τῶν ὧδε ἑστώτων οἵτινες οὒ μή γεύσωνται θανάτου ἕως ἄν ἴδωσιν τόν Υἱόν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ)

The words translated as certainly not are two negative words. In this construction, the second negative does not cancel the first to create a positive meaning. Instead, it gives greater emphasis to the negative. If your language can use two negatives that do not cancel one another to create a positive meaning, you could use a double negative here. If your language does not use two negatives in that way, you could translate with one strong negative, as the ULT does. Alternate translation: [by no means]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι εἰσίν τινές τῶν ὧδε ἑστώτων οἵτινες οὒ μή γεύσωνται θανάτου ἕως ἄν ἴδωσιν τόν Υἱόν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ)

Here Jesus speaks about himself in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the first person. Alternate translation: [me, the one who is the Son of Man, coming in my kingdom]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo

ἐρχόμενον ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ

coming in the kingdom ˱of˲_him

Christians debate what the phrase coming in his kingdom means. It could refer to one or several of the following events: Jesus’ transfiguration (see [17:1–8](../17/01.md)), Jesus’ resurrection and enthronement in heaven, the empowerment and growth of the church, the destruction of Jerusalem, and Jesus’ final return. If possible, express the idea in such a way that most or all of these interpretations are possible. Alternate translation: [acting as king in his kingdom] or [taking charge of his kingdom]