Genesis 7:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the Lord said to Noah, Take all your family and go into the ark, for you only in this generation have I seen to be upright.

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  • Gen 6:9 : 9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was an upright man and without sin in his generation: he went in the ways of God.
  • Matt 24:37-39 : 37 And as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man. 38 Because as in those days before the overflowing of the waters, they were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day when Noah went into the ark, 39 And they had no care till the waters came and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.
  • Gen 7:13 : 13 On the same day Noah, with Shem, Ham, and Japheth, his sons, and his wife and his sons' wives, went into the ark;
  • Luke 17:26 : 26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the day of the Son of man.
  • Gen 7:7 : 7 And Noah, with his sons and his wife and his sons' wives, went into the ark because of the flowing of the waters.
  • Heb 11:7 : 7 By faith Noah, being moved by the fear of God, made ready an ark for the salvation of his family, because God had given him news of things which were not seen at the time; and through it the world was judged by him, and he got for his heritage the righteousness which is by faith.
  • 1 Pet 3:20 : 20 Who, in the days of Noah, went against God's orders; but God in his mercy kept back the punishment, while Noah got ready the ark, in which a small number, that is to say eight persons, got salvation through water:
  • 2 Pet 2:5-9 : 5 And did not have mercy on the world which then was, but only kept safe Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when he let loose the waters over the world of the evil-doers; 6 And sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah, burning them up with fire as an example to those whose way of life might in the future be unpleasing to him; 7 And kept safe Lot, the upright man, who was deeply troubled by the unclean life of the evil-doers 8 (Because the soul of that upright man living among them was pained from day to day by seeing and hearing their crimes): 9 The Lord is able to keep the upright safe in the time of testing, and to keep evil-doers under punishment till the day of judging;
  • Acts 2:39 : 39 For the word of God is for you and for your children and for all those who are far off, even all those who may be marked out by the Lord our God.
  • Phil 2:15-16 : 15 So that you may be holy and gentle, children of God without sin in a twisted and foolish generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world, 16 Offering the word of life; so that I may have glory in you in the day of Christ, because my running was not for nothing and my work was not without effect.
  • Job 5:19-24 : 19 He will keep you safe from six troubles, and in seven no evil will come near you. 20 When there is need of food he will keep you from death, and in war from the power of the sword. 21 He will keep you safe from the evil tongue; and you will have no fear of wasting when it comes. 22 You will make sport of destruction and need, and will have no fear of the beasts of the earth. 23 For you will be in agreement with the stones of the earth, and the beasts of the field will be at peace with you. 24 And you will be certain that your tent is at peace, and after looking over your property you will see that nothing is gone.
  • Ps 33:18-19 : 18 See, the eye of the Lord is on those in whose hearts is the fear of him, on those whose hope is in his mercy; 19 To keep their souls from death; and to keep them living in time of need.
  • Ps 91:1-9 : 1 Happy is he whose resting-place is in the secret of the Lord, and under the shade of the wings of the Most High; 2 Who says of the Lord, He is my safe place and my tower of strength: he is my God, in whom is my hope. 3 He will take you out of the bird-net, and keep you safe from wasting disease. 4 You will be covered by his feathers; under his wings you will be safe: his good faith will be your salvation. 5 You will have no fear of the evil things of the night, or of the arrow in flight by day, 6 Or of the disease which takes men in the dark, or of the destruction which makes waste when the sun is high. 7 You will see a thousand falling by your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you. 8 Only with your eyes will you see the reward of the evil-doers. 9 Because you have said, I am in the hands of the Lord, the Most High is my safe resting-place; 10 No evil will come on you, and no disease will come near your tent.
  • Prov 10:6-7 : 6 Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow. 7 The memory of the upright is a blessing, but the name of the evil-doer will be turned to dust.
  • Prov 14:26 : 26 For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place.
  • Prov 18:10 : 10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the upright man running into it is safe.
  • Isa 3:10-11 : 10 Happy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways. 11 Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him.
  • Isa 26:20-21 : 20 Come, my people, into your secret places, and let your doors be shut: keep yourself safe for a short time, till his wrath is over. 21 For the Lord is coming out of his place to send punishment on the people of the earth for their evil-doing: the earth will let the blood drained out on her be seen, and will keep her dead covered no longer.
  • Ezek 9:4-6 : 4 The Lord said to him, Go through the town, through the middle of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the brows of the men who are sorrowing and crying for all the disgusting things which are done in it. 5 And to these he said in my hearing, Go through the town after him using your axes: do not let your eyes have mercy, and have no pity: 6 Give up to destruction old men and young men and virgins, little children and women: but do not come near any man who has the mark on him: and make a start at my holy place. So they made a start with the old men who were before the house.
  • Zeph 2:3 : 3 Make search for the Lord, all you quiet ones of the earth, who have done what is right in his eyes; make search for righteousness and a quiet heart: it may be that you will be safely covered in the day of the Lord's wrath.
  • Prov 10:9 : 9 He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.
  • Prov 11:4-8 : 4 Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death. 5 The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall. 6 The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs. 7 At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction. 8 The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.

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  • Gen 7:2-10
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    2Of every clean beast you will take seven males and seven females, and of the beasts which are not clean, two, the male and his female;

    3And of the birds of the air, seven males and seven females, so that their seed may still be living on the face of the earth.

    4For after seven days I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, for the destruction of every living thing which I have made on the face of the earth.

    5And Noah did everything which the Lord said he was to do.

    6And Noah was six hundred years old when the waters came flowing over all the earth.

    7And Noah, with his sons and his wife and his sons' wives, went into the ark because of the flowing of the waters.

    8Of clean beasts, and of beasts which are not clean, and of birds, and of everything which goes on the earth,

    9In twos, male and female, they went into the ark with Noah, as God had said.

    10And after the seven days, the waters came over all the earth.

  • Gen 7:12-18
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    12And rain came down on the earth for forty days and forty nights.

    13On the same day Noah, with Shem, Ham, and Japheth, his sons, and his wife and his sons' wives, went into the ark;

    14And with them, every sort of beast and cattle, and every sort of thing which goes on the earth, and every sort of bird.

    15They went with Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh in which is the breath of life.

    16Male and female of all flesh went in, as God had said, and the ark was shut by the Lord.

    17And for forty days the waters were over all the earth; and the waters were increased so that the ark was lifted up high over the earth.

    18And the waters overcame everything and were increased greatly on the earth, and the ark was resting on the face of the waters.

  • Gen 6:18-20
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    18But with you I will make an agreement; and you will come into the ark, you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you.

    19And you will take with you into the ark two of every sort of living thing, and keep them safe with you; they will be male and female.

    20Two of every sort of bird and cattle and of every sort of living thing which goes on the earth will you take with you to keep them from destruction.

  • Gen 8:15-20
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    15And God said to Noah,

    16Go out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and your sons' wives.

    17Take out with you every living thing which is with you, birds and cattle and everything which goes on the earth, so that they may have offspring and be fertile and be increased on the earth.

    18And Noah went out with his sons and his wife and his sons' wives;

    19And every beast and bird and every living thing of every sort which goes on the earth, went out of the ark.

    20And Noah made an altar to the Lord, and from every clean beast and bird he made burned offerings on the altar.

  • Gen 6:8-9
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    8But Noah had grace in the eyes of God.

    9These are the generations of Noah. Noah was an upright man and without sin in his generation: he went in the ways of God.

  • Heb 11:7
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    7By faith Noah, being moved by the fear of God, made ready an ark for the salvation of his family, because God had given him news of things which were not seen at the time; and through it the world was judged by him, and he got for his heritage the righteousness which is by faith.

  • Gen 6:13-14
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    13And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh has come; the earth is full of their violent doings, and now I will put an end to them with the earth.

    14Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood with rooms in it, and make it safe from the water inside and out.

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    8And God said to Noah and to his sons,

  • 2 Pet 2:5
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    5And did not have mercy on the world which then was, but only kept safe Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when he let loose the waters over the world of the evil-doers;

  • Gen 7:23-24
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    23Every living thing on the face of all the earth, man and cattle and things moving on the face of the earth, and birds of the air, came to destruction: only Noah and those who were with him in the ark, were kept from death.

    24And the waters were over the earth a hundred and fifty days.

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    10And with every living thing with you, all birds and cattle and every beast of the earth which comes out of the ark with you.

  • Gen 9:17
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    17And God said to Noah, This is the sign of the agreement which I have made between me and all flesh on the earth.