Verse 28
Verily. See note on Matthew 5:18 .
be = are.
some = some of those.
till. The particle an, with the Subjunctive Mood, gives this a hypothetical force. Compare the four "tills" (Matthew 10:23 ; Matthew 16:28 ; Matthew 23:39 ; Matthew 24:34 ; Matthew 26:29 ).
see = may have seen. App-133 . See notes on " an " above and below. Greek. eidon. App-133 .
coming, &c. The promise of this coming was definitely repeated later, in Acts 3:19-26 , and was conditional on the repentance of the nation. Hence the particle " an ", which (though untranslatable) expresses the condition or hypothesis implied. Their continuing to live until Acts 28:25 , Acts 28:26 was certain; but the fulfillment of the condition was uncertain. No "a n "after "until" in Matthew 17:9 .
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