Matthew 16:27

Matthew 16:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
• New International Version (NIV)For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.

Context of Matthew 16:27

25For whoever wishes to save his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], but whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake will find it [that is, life with Me for all eternity]. 26For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world [wealth, fame, success], but forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory and majesty of His Father with His angels, and then He will repay each one in accordance with what he has done. 28“I assure you and most solemnly say to you, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”

Matthew 16:27 word by word

μέλλει γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἔρχεσθαι ἐν τῇ δόξῃ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἀγγέλων αὐτοῦ καὶ τότε ἀποδώσει ἑκάστῳ κατὰ τὴν πρᾶξιν αὐτοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• the Sonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• shallμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• ofπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• he shall rewardἀποδίδωμιapodidōmi · to payG591
• every manἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• worksπρᾶξιςpraxis · actionG4234

Cross-references for Matthew 16:27

• Matthew 24:30And at that time the sign of the Son of Man [coming in His glory] will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth [and especially Israel] will mourn [regretting their rebellion and rejection of the Messiah], and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory [in brilliance and splendor].
• Matthew 25:31“But when the Son of Man comes in His glory and majesty and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.
• Matthew 26:64Jesus said to him, “You have [in fact] said it; but more than that I tell you [regardless of what you do with Me now], in the future you will see [Me revealed as] the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
• Mark 8:38For whoever is ashamed [here and now] of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”
• Mark 14:62Jesus said, “I am; and you will [all] see the Son of Man seated [with authority] at the right hand of Power (the Father), and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
• Luke 9:26For whoever is ashamed [here and now] of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and the glory of the [heavenly] Father and of the holy angels.
• Luke 21:27Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with [transcendent, overwhelming] power [subduing the nations] and with great glory.
• Luke 22:69But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”
• Matthew 13:41The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend [those things by which people are led into sin], and all who practice evil [leading others into sin],
• Daniel 7:10A river of fire was flowing And coming out from before Him; A thousand thousands were attending Him, And ten thousand times ten thousand were standing before Him; The court was seated, And the books were opened.
• Zechariah 14:5You will flee by the valley of My mountains, for the valley of the mountains will reach to Azel; and you will flee just as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones (believers, angels) with Him.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:7and to give relief to you who are so distressed and to us as well when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in a flame of fire,
• Jude 1:14It was about these people that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, when he said, “Look, the Lord came with myriads of His holy ones
• Matthew 10:41He who receives and welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and he who receives a righteous (honorable) man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
• Job 34:11For God pays a man according to his work, And He will make every man find [appropriate] compensation according to his way.
• Psalms 62:12Also to You, O Lord, belong lovingkindness and compassion, For You compensate every man according to [the value of] his work.

Commentaries on Matthew 16:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father - This seems to refer to Daniel 7:13, Daniel 7:14. "Behold, one like the Son of man came - to the ancient of Days - and there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, and nations, and languages should serve him." This was the glorious Mediatorial kingdom which Jesus Christ was now about to set up, by the destruction of the Jewish nation and polity, and the diffusion of his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24-28Verses 24-28 This discourse is also recorded in Mark 8:34-38; Mark 9:1; and Luke 9:23-27. Let him, deny himself - That is, let him surrender to God his will, his affections, his body, and his soul. Let him not seek his own happiness as the supreme object, but be willing to renounce all, and lay down his life also, if required. Take up his cross - See the notes at Matthew 10:38. Matthew 16:25 Whosoever will save his life … - See the notes at Matthew 10:39…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-28Verses 24-28 A true disciple of Christ is one that does follow him in duty, and shall follow him to glory. He is one that walks in the same way Christ walked in, is led by his Spirit, and treads in his steps, whithersoever he goes. "Let him deny himself." If self-denial be a hard lesson, it is no more than what our Master learned and practised, to redeem us, and to teach us. "Let him take up his cross." The cross is here put for every trouble that befalls…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27The command to deny oneself and follow Jesus has its basis in the fact that Jesus will return to judge all people according to what they have done (see Matthew 19:28; 24:29–31; 25:31; Psalm 62:12; Proverbs 24:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels--in the splendor of His Father's authority and with all His angelic ministers, ready to execute His pleasure. and then he shall reward, &c.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 16:27

• Angel (a Spirit)
• God
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Punishment
• Reward

In the dictionaries

• Son of man
• Adulterous
• Angel
• Bind
• Blood
• Gain
• Gate
• Hell
• Leaven
• Loose

Commentaries on Matthew 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings