Matthew 24:38
36 No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
37 As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
39 And they were oblivious, until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
40 Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
- KJV
- For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
- WEB
- For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ship,
- ASV
- For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
- DARBY
- For as they were in the days which were before the flood, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day on which Noe entered into the ark,
- BLB
- For as in those days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until that day Noah entered into the ark.
- ÅB
- For de spiste og drakk i dagene før vannflommen, og giftet seg og gav til ekte, helt til den dagen Noah gikk inn i arken.
- OTB
- For i dagene før vannflommen spiste og drakk de, giftet seg og ble gitt til ekte, helt til den dagen Noah gikk inn i arken;
- B1930
- for likesom de i dagene før vannflommen åt og drakk, tok til ekte og gav til ekte, like til den dag da Noah gikk inn i arken,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 17:26–28
Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:
Read in contextRomans 13:13–14
Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
Read in contextLuke 14:18–20
But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’
Read in contextGenesis 6:2
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
Read in contextLuke 12:45
But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.
Read in contextIsaiah 22:12–14
On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.
Read in context1 Corinthians 7:29–31
What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;
Read in contextLuke 12:19
Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
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