Mark 9:1 (KJV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Mark 9:2 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.

Mark 9:3 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "verily", "some", "stand", "here", "shall", "taste", and "death". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "verily", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And after six days Jesus taketh with...", so "said" and "verily" should be read forward into that movement. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "said" and "verily" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.