Matthew 24:38

KJV1611 – Modern English

For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark,

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  • Rom 13:13-14 : 13 Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.
  • 1 Cor 7:29-31 : 29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short; so that from now on, even those who have wives should be as though they had none, 30 those who weep, as though they did not weep; those who rejoice, as though they did not rejoice; those who buy, as though they did not possess, 31 and those who use this world, as not misusing it. For the form of this world is passing away.
  • Gen 6:2 : 2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves from all whom they chose.
  • Gen 7:7 : 7 And Noah, with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives, entered the ark because of the floodwaters.
  • 1 Sam 25:36-38 : 36 And Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; therefore she told him nothing, little or much, until morning light. 37 But in the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became like a stone. 38 And it came about ten days later that the LORD struck Nabal, and he died.
  • 1 Sam 30:16-17 : 16 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah. 17 And David struck them from the twilight even to the evening of the next day: and none of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who rode upon camels, and fled.
  • Isa 22:12-14 : 12 And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth. 13 And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we shall die. 14 And it was revealed in my ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be forgiven you until you die, says the Lord GOD of hosts.
  • Ezek 16:49-50 : 49 Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom, pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. 50 And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me; therefore I took them away as I saw fit.
  • Amos 6:3-6 : 3 You who put far away the evil day, and bring near the seat of violence; 4 Who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; 5 Who sing to the sound of the harp, and invent for themselves instruments of music, like David; 6 Who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the finest ointments: but are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
  • Matt 22:30 : 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like the angels of God in heaven.
  • Luke 12:19 : 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your rest, eat, drink, and be merry.
  • Luke 12:45 : 45 But if that servant says in his heart, My lord delays his coming; and begins to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and be drunk;
  • Luke 14:18-20 : 18 And they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it: I ask you to have me excused. 19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them: I ask you to have me excused. 20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
  • Luke 17:26-28 : 26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man. 27 They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;
  • Luke 21:34 : 34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be burdened with surfeiting, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day comes upon you unexpectedly.

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  • Luke 17:26-29
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    26And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man.

    27They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

    28Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;

    29But on the same day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.

  • Matt 24:37
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    37But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

  • Matt 24:39
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    39and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

  • Gen 7:9-13
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    9They went in two by two to Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.

    10And it occurred after seven days that the floodwaters were upon the earth.

    11In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of heaven were opened.

    12And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

    13On the same day, Noah entered, with Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;

  • Gen 7:4-7
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    4For in seven days, I will cause it to rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I destroy from the face of the earth.

    5And Noah did according to all that the LORD commanded him.

    6And Noah was six hundred years old when the floodwaters were upon the earth.

    7And Noah, with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives, entered the ark because of the floodwaters.

  • Gen 7:23-24
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    23And every living thing on the face of the earth was destroyed, both man and cattle, creeping things and birds of the sky; they were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark survived.

    24And the waters prevailed upon the earth for one hundred and fifty days.

  • Gen 7:15-18
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    15And they went into Noah into the ark, two by two of all flesh in which is the breath of life.

    16And those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him; and the LORD shut him in.

    17And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it rose above the earth.

    18And the waters prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark moved on the surface of the waters.

  • Gen 8:15-18
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    15And God spoke to Noah, saying,

    16Go forth from the ark, you, and your wife, and your sons, and your sons' wives with you.

    17Bring forth with you every living thing that is with you, of all flesh, birds, cattle, and every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth, so that they may breed abundantly on the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply on the earth.

    18And Noah went forth, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him.

  • Gen 6:13
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    13And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

  • Gen 8:2
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    2The fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were also stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.

  • Gen 6:18-19
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    18But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you.

    19And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every kind into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female.

  • 2 Pet 3:6
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    6By which the world that then existed, being overflowed with water, perished:

  • 2 Pet 2:5
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    5And did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

  • Gen 8:6
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    6And it came to pass at the end of forty days that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.

  • 1 Pet 3:20
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    20Who formerly were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.

  • Gen 7:1
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    1And the LORD said to Noah, "Go, you and all your household, into the ark; for I have seen you as righteous before Me in this generation."

  • Gen 6:21-22
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    21And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself; and it shall be food for you and for them.

    22Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

  • Gen 9:28-29
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    28And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.

    29So all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years, and he died.

  • Gen 9:20
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    20And Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard;

  • Gen 6:11
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    11The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

  • Gen 6:8
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    8But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.