Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
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,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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,
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
In those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage right up to the day when Noah went into the ark.
A Conservative Version
For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until that day Noah entered into the ark.
American Standard Version
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,
Amplified
An Understandable Version
For in those days before the Flood, people were eating and drinking [i.e., partaking of ordinary meals], men were getting married and women were being given away in marriage [right up] until the day Noah entered the ship.
Anderson New Testament
For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, till the day in which Noah entered the ark,
Common New Testament
For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,
Daniel Mace New Testament
for as at the time that usher'd in the deluge, they were eating and drinking, marrying themselves and their children, till the day that Noe entred into the ark,
Darby Translation
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,
Godbey New Testament
For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day on which Noah entered into the ark,
Goodspeed New Testament
For just as in those days before the flood people were eating and drinking, marrying and being married, until the very day Noah entered the ark,
John Wesley New Testament
For as in the days that were benore the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, till the day that Noah entered into the ark.
Julia Smith Translation
For as they were in the days of the inundation, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noe came into the ark,
King James 2000
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
Lexham Expanded Bible
For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark.
Modern King James verseion
For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For as in the days before the flood: they did eat and drink, marry, and were married, even unto the day that Noah entered in to the ship,
Moffatt New Testament
For as in the days before the deluge people ate and drank, married and were married, till the day Noah entered the ark;
Montgomery New Testament
For just as in the days before the deluge they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the very day when Noah entered the ark,
NET Bible
For in those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark.
New Heart English Bible
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,
Noyes New Testament
For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark,
Sawyer New Testament
For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, till the day that Noah entered the ark,
The Emphasized Bible
For, as they were in those days that were before the flood, feeding and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, - until the day Noah entered into the ark;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For as they were in the days preceding the deluge, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
Twentieth Century New Testament
In those days before the flood they went on eating and drinking, marrying and being married, up to the very day on which Noah entered the ark,
Webster
For as in the days that were before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
Weymouth New Testament
At that time, before the Deluge, men were busy eating and drinking, taking wives or giving them, up to the very day when Noah entered the Ark,
Williams New Testament
For just as in the days before the Flood people went on eating and drinking, marrying and being married, until the very day Noah entered the ark,
World English Bible
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,
Worrell New Testament
For, as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day on which Noe entered into the ark,
Worsley New Testament
for as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, till the day that Noah entered into the ark,
Youngs Literal Translation
for as they were, in the days before the flood, eating, and drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage, till the day Noah entered into the ark,
Themes
Antediluvians » Destruction of
Ark » Noah's » Noah and family preserved in
Coming of the lord jesus Christ » Coming of the lord
Coming of the lord jesus Christ » What the days will be like when the lord comes
the Deluge » Illustrative » (unexpectedness of,) of suddenness of Christ's coming
the Deluge » Came suddenly and unexpectedly
End of the world » What events signal the end of the world
Jews, the » Their house left desolate
Noah » Son of lamech » Builds an ark (ship) and saves his family from the great flood
The second coming of Christ » The wicked » Shall be surprised by
The second coming of Christ » Signs preceding
Worldliness » Perilous, some of the evil effects of » Deludes men into a state of false security
Topics
Interlinear
εἰσέρχομαι
Eiserchomai
Usage: 120
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 24:38
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Unknown Day And Hour
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.
Cross References
Matthew 22:30
For when they come back from the dead there are no husbands and wives, but they are as the angels in heaven.
Genesis 6:2
The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair; and they took wives for themselves from those who were pleasing to them.
Genesis 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.
1 Samuel 25:36-38
And Abigail went back to Nabal; and he was feasting in his house like a king; and Nabal's heart was full of joy, for he had taken much wine; so she said nothing to him till dawn came.
1 Samuel 30:16-17
And when he had taken him down, they saw them all, seated about on all sides, feasting and drinking among all the mass of goods which they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.
Isaiah 22:12-14
And in that day the Lord, the Lord of armies, was looking for weeping, and cries of sorrow, cutting off of the hair, and putting on the clothing of grief:
Ezekiel 16:49-50
Truly, this was the sin of your sister Sodom: pride, a full measure of food, and the comforts of wealth in peace, were seen in her and her daughters, and she gave no help to the poor or to those in need.
Amos 6:3-6
You who put far away the evil day, causing the rule of the violent to come near;
Luke 12:19
And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy.
Luke 12:45
But if that servant says to himself, My lord is a long time coming; and goes about giving blows to the men-servants and the women-servants, feasting and taking overmuch wine;
Luke 14:18-20
And they all gave reasons why they were not able to come. The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.
Luke 17:26-28
And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the day of the Son of man.
Luke 21:34
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:
Romans 13:13-14
With right behaviour as in the day; not in pleasure-making and drinking, not in bad company and unclean behaviour, not in fighting and envy.
1 Corinthians 7:29-31
But I say this, my brothers, the time is short; and from now it will be wise for those who have wives to be as if they had them not;