Matthew 24:39

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And they had no care till the waters came and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

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  • Prov 24:12 : 12 If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work?
  • Isa 44:18-19 : 18 They have no knowledge or wisdom; for he has put a veil over their eyes, so that they may not see; and on their hearts, so that they may not give attention. 19 And no one takes note, no one has enough knowledge or wisdom to say, I have put part of it in the fire, and made bread on it; I have had a meal of the flesh cooked with it: and am I now to make the rest of it into a false god? am I to go down on my face before a bit of wood?
  • Matt 24:37 : 37 And as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.
  • John 3:20 : 20 The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.
  • Acts 13:41 : 41 See, you doubters, have wonder and come to your end; for I will do a thing in your days to which you will not give belief, even if it is made clear to you.
  • Rom 1:28 : 28 And because they had not the mind to keep God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an evil mind, to do those things which are not right;
  • 2 Pet 3:5 : 5 But in taking this view they put out of their minds the memory that in the old days there was a heaven, and an earth lifted out of the water and circled by water, by the word of God;
  • Luke 19:44 : 44 And will make you level with the earth, and your children with you; and there will not be one stone resting on another in you, because you did not see that it was your day of mercy.
  • Matt 13:13-15 : 13 For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them. 14 And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you: 15 For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.
  • Prov 29:7 : 7 The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.
  • Isa 42:25 : 25 For this reason he let loose on him the heat of his wrath, and his strength was like a flame; and it put fire round about him, but he did not see it; he was burned, but did not take it to heart.
  • Judg 20:34 : 34 And they came in front of Gibeah, ten thousand of the best men in all Israel, and the fighting became more violent; but the children of Benjamin were not conscious that evil was coming on them.
  • Prov 23:35 : 35 They have overcome me, you will say, and I have no pain; they gave me blows without my feeling them: when will I be awake from my wine? I will go after it again.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 24:33-38
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    86%

    33 Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

    34 Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.

    35 Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end.

    36 But of that day and hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but the Father only.

    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,

  • Luke 17:26-31
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    81%

    26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the day of the Son of man.

    27 They were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day of the overflowing of the waters, when Noah went into the ark, and they all came to destruction.

    28 In the same way, in the days of Lot; they were feasting and trading, they were planting and building;

    29 But on the day when Lot went out of Sodom, fire came down from heaven and destruction came on them all.

    30 So will it be in the day of the revelation of the Son of man.

    31 On that day, if anyone is on the roof of the house, and his goods are in the house, let him not go down to take them away; and let him who is in the field not go back to his house.

  • Matt 24:40-44
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    81%

    40 Then two men will be in the field; one is taken, and one let go;

    41 Two women will be crushing grain; one is taken, and one let go.

    42 Be watching, then! for you have no knowledge on what day your Lord will come.

    43 But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

    44 Be ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come.

  • Luke 12:39-40
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    78%

    39 But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

    40 So be ready: for the Son of man is coming at a time when you are not looking for him.

  • Matt 24:48-50
    3 verses
    76%

    48 But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord is a long time in coming;

    49 And is cruel to the other servants, taking his pleasure with those who are overcome with wine;

    50 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not looking for him, and in an hour of which he has no knowledge,

  • Matt 25:12-13
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    12 But he made answer and said, Truly I say to you, I have no knowledge of you.

    13 Keep watch, then, because you are not certain of the day or of the hour.

  • Luke 17:36
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  • Luke 21:34-35
    2 verses
    74%

    34 But give attention to yourselves, for fear that your hearts become over-full of the pleasures of food and wine, and the cares of this life, and that day may come on you suddenly, and take you as in a net:

    35 For so it will come on all those who are living on the face of all the earth.

  • Mark 13:32-36
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    74%

    32 But of that day or that hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but the Father.

    33 Take care, keep watch with prayer: for you are not certain when the time will be.

    34 It is as when a man who is in another country for a time, having gone away from his house, and given authority to his servants and to everyone his work, gives the porter an order to keep watch.

    35 So you are to keep watch: because you are not certain when the master of the house is coming, in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at the cock's cry, or in the morning;

    36 For fear that, coming suddenly, he sees you sleeping.

  • Matt 24:26-27
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    26 If, then, they say to you, See, he is in the waste land; go not out: See, he is in the inner rooms; put no faith in it.

    27 Because as in a thunderstorm the bright light coming from the east is seen even in the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

  • Matt 24:30
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    30 And then the sign of the Son of man will be seen in heaven: and then all the nations of the earth will have sorrow, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

  • Luke 12:46
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    46 The lord of that servant will come at a time when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not ready for him, and he will have him cut in two and will give him his part in the fate of those who have no faith;

  • Mark 13:26
    72%

    26 And then they will see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

  • 1 Thess 5:2
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    2 For you yourselves have the knowledge that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

  • Matt 24:17-19
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    71%

    17 Let not him who is on the house-top go down to take anything out of his house:

    18 And let not him who is in the field go back to get his coat.

    19 But it will be hard for women who are with child and for those with babies at the breast in those days.

  • Luke 21:27
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    27 And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory.

  • Luke 17:24
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    24 For as in a thunderstorm the bright light is seen from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be when his time comes.

  • Matt 25:10
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    10 And while they went to get oil, the master came; and those who were ready went in with him to the feast: and the door was shut.

  • Luke 17:34
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    34 I say to you, In that night there will be two men sleeping in one bed, and one will be taken away and the other let go.

  • Eccl 9:12
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    12 Even man has no knowledge of his time; like fishes taken in an evil net, or like birds taken by deceit, are the sons of men taken in an evil time when it comes suddenly on them.

  • Mark 13:29
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    29 Even so, when you see these things taking place, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

  • Matt 7:27
    69%

    27 And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house; and it came down and great was its fall.

  • Matt 24:21
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    21 Because in those days there will be great sorrow, such as there has not been from the start of the world till now, or ever will be.

  • Job 14:12
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    12 So man goes down to his last resting-place and comes not again: till the heavens come to an end, they will not be awake or come out of their sleep.