Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
28. Verily, I say to you. As the disciples might still hesitate and inquire when that day would be, our Lord animates them by the immediate assurance, that he will presently give them a proof of his future glory. We know the truth of the common proverb, that to one who is in expectation even speed looks like delay; but never does it hold more...
Christ, having shown his disciples that he must suffer, and that he was ready and willing to suffer, here shows them that they must suffer too, and must be ready and willing. It is a weighty discourse that we have in these verses. I. Here is the law of discipleship laid down, and the terms fixed, upon which we may have the honour and benefit of it, Mat 16:24.
Commenting on Matthew 16:24-28
Verse 28. Verily I say unto you, etc. To encourage them, he assured them that though his kingdom was now obscure and despised--though he was cast out and little known--yet the time was near when he should be regarded in a different manner, and his kingdom be established with great power.