Parallel Verses
Montgomery New Testament
nor did they know until the deluge came and swept them away; so will be the coming of the son of man.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
They were unaware of what was happening until the flood came and swept all of them away. That's how it will be when the Son of Man comes.
A Conservative Version
And they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away. So also will be the coming of the Son of man.
American Standard Version
and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
And the people [i.e., of Noah's day] did not know [when it would happen] until the Flood came and swept them all away. It will be the same way when the presence of the Son of man [arrives].
Anderson New Testament
and knew not, till the flood came and took them all away: so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
Bible in Basic English
And they had no care till the waters came and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.
Common New Testament
and they did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
Daniel Mace New Testament
having no thoughts of the flood till it came, and swept them all away; so shall also the advent of the son of man be.
Darby Translation
and they knew not till the flood came and took all away; thus also shall be the coming of the Son of man.
Godbey New Testament
and they did not know until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
Goodspeed New Testament
and knew nothing about it until the flood came and destroyed them all, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
John Wesley New Testament
And knew not, till the flood came and took them all away, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Julia Smith Translation
And knew not till the inundation came, and took them all away; so also shall be the arrival of the Son of man.
King James 2000
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they did not know [anything] until the deluge came and swept [them] all away. So also the coming of the Son of Man will be.
Modern King James verseion
And they did not know until the flood came and took them all away. So also will be the coming of the Son of Man.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and knew of nothing till the flood came and took them all away. So shall also the coming of the son of man be.
Moffatt New Testament
and as they knew nothing till the deluge came and swept them all away; so will the arrival of the Son of man be.
NET Bible
And they knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away. It will be the same at the coming of the Son of Man.
New Heart English Bible
and they did not know until the flood came, and took them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
Noyes New Testament
and knew not, until the flood came, and took them all away, so also will be the coming of the Son of man.
Sawyer New Testament
and knew not till the flood came and took them all away, so shall the coming of the Son of man be.
The Emphasized Bible
And they observed not, until the flood came and took away all together, so, will be, the presence of the Son of Man.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and they knew it not till the deluge came, and swept them all away; such also shall the coming of the Son of man be.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Taking not notice till the flood came and swept them one and all away; and so will it be at the Coming of the Son of Man.
Webster
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away: so also will be the coming of the Son of man.
Weymouth New Testament
nor did they realise any danger till the Deluge came and swept them all away; so will it be at the Coming of the Son of Man.
Williams New Testament
and knew nothing about it until the Flood came and swept them all away, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
World English Bible
and they didn't know until the flood came, and took them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
Worrell New Testament
and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
Worsley New Testament
and knew not of it till the deluge came and took them all away; so shall be also the coming of the Son of man.
Youngs Literal Translation
and they did not know till the flood came and took all away; so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man.
Themes
Antediluvians » Destruction of
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
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
Interlinear
Esomai
References
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 24:39
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Unknown Day And Hour
38 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, 39 nor did they know until the deluge came and swept them away; so will be the coming of the son of man. 40 At that time there will be two men in the field; one will be taken, and one will be left.
Cross References
Matthew 24:37
And as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.
Matthew 13:13-15
"This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
Luke 19:44
"you and your children within you. And they will not leave in you one stone upon the another. Because you knew not the time of your visitation."
John 3:20
For every one who practices wrong hates light, and does not come to the light, lest his actions be exposed;
Acts 13:41
"Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish, For in your days I will do a deed, A deed which you will never believe, Though one should declare it unto you."
Romans 1:28
And just as they refused to continue to retain God in their knowledge, so did God cast them out to an outcast mind, to do those things which were indecent.
2 Peter 3:5
For they willingly ignore the fact that there were heaven, from of old, and an earth formed out of water and through water, by the word of God;