Discovery BoxMark 9:1 
Context9:1 And he said to them, “I tell you the truth, 1 there are some standing here who will not 2 experience 3 death before they see the kingdom of God come with power.” 4
Mark 9:47
Context9:47 If your eye causes you to sin, tear it out! 5 It is better to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than to have 6 two eyes and be thrown into hell,
Mark 10:14
Context10:14 But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 7
Mark 12:34
Context12:34 When Jesus saw that he had answered thoughtfully, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” Then no one dared any longer to question him.
Mark 14:25
Context14:25 I tell you the truth, 8 I will no longer drink of the fruit 9 of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
Mark 15:43
Context15:43 Joseph of Arimathea, a highly regarded member of the council, 10 who was himself looking forward to 11 the kingdom of God, 12 went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 13
1 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”
2 tn The Greek negative here (οὐ μή, ou mh) is the strongest possible.
3 tn Grk “will not taste.” Here the Greek verb does not mean “sample a small amount” (as a typical English reader might infer from the word “taste”), but “experience something cognitively or emotionally; come to know something” (cf. BDAG 195 s.v. γεύομαι 2).
4 sn Several suggestions have been made as to the referent for the phrase the kingdom of God come with power: (1) the transfiguration itself, which immediately follows in the narrative; (2) Jesus’ resurrection and ascension; (3) the coming of the Spirit; (4) Jesus’ second coming and the establishment of the kingdom. The reference to after six days in 9:2 seems to indicate that Mark had the transfiguration in mind insofar as it was a substantial prefiguring of the consummation of the kingdom (although this interpretation is not without its problems). As such, the transfiguration was a tremendous confirmation to the disciples that even though Jesus had just finished speaking of his death (8:31; 9:31; 10:33), he was nonetheless the promised Messiah and things were proceeding according to God’s plan.
5 tn Grk “throw it out.”
6 tn Grk “than having.”
7 sn The kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Children are a picture of those whose simple trust illustrates what faith is all about. The remark illustrates how everyone is important to God, even those whom others regard as insignificant.
8 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”
9 tn Grk “the produce” (“the produce of the vine” is a figurative expression for wine).
10 tn Grk “a councillor” (as a member of the Sanhedrin, see L&N 11.85). This indicates that some individuals among the leaders did respond to Jesus.
11 tn Or “waiting for.”
12 sn Though some dispute that Joseph of Arimathea was a disciple of Jesus, this remark that he was looking forward to the kingdom of God and his actions regarding Jesus’ burial suggest otherwise.
13 sn Asking for the body of Jesus was indeed a bold move on the part of Joseph of Arimathea, for it clearly and openly identified him with a man who had just been condemned and executed, namely, Jesus. His faith is exemplary, especially for someone who was a member of the council that handed Jesus over for crucifixion (cf. Luke 23:51). He did this because he sought to give Jesus an honorable burial.
