Verily. See note on Matthew 5:18.
be. are.
some. some of those.
till. The particle an, with the Subjunctive Mood, gives this. 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.