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People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/17.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“And the world will be as it was in the days of Lot. People went about their daily business—eating and drinking, buying and selling, farming and building—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot—they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Likewise, as it came to pass in the days of Lot, they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />It was the same as happened in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, <i>and</i> they were building;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220It was the same as happened in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“It was the same as happened in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />It was the same as in the days of Lot—they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />It was the same as it was in the days of Lot. People were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building [carrying on business as usual, without regard for their sins];<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It will be the same as it was in the days of Lot: People went on eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It will be the same as it was in the days of Lot: People went on eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Likewise even as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When Lot lived, people were also eating and drinking. They were buying, selling, planting, and building. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Likewise even as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"The situation will also be like the time of Lot. People were eating, drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It will be as it was in the time of Lot. Everybody kept on eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So it was in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot, people were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Likewise, even as it happened in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />The same was true in the time of Lot: they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building;<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Likewise, even as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />in like manner also, as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Likewise, as it came to pass in the days of Lot, they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> in like manner also, as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And likewise as it was in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Likewise as it came to pass, in the days of Lot: they did eat and drink, they bought and sold, they planted and built. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />It shall be similar to what happened in the days of Lot. They were eating and drinking; they were buying and selling; they were planting and building.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Similarly, as it was in the days of Lot: they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot: they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And again, just as it happened in the days of Lot; they were eating and drinking, and buying and selling, and planting and building;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/17.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“And again, just as it was in the days of Lot, they were eating and drinking and buying and selling and planting and building.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/17.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />In like manner also, as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/17.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/17.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Even so, likewise, it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/17.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and as it was in the days of Lot, they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />The same was true in the time of Lot: they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/17.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Likewise, also, as it happened in the days of Lot; they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/17.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And as it was likewise in the days of Lot; they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, <Fr><i>and</i><FR> building:<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/17-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=6975" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/17.htm">The Coming of the Kingdom</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: egeneto (V-AIM-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">It was</a> <a href="/greek/3668.htm" title="3668: Homoiōs (Adv) -- In like manner, similarly, in the same way, equally. Adverb from homoios; similarly.">the same</a> <a href="/greek/2531.htm" title="2531: kathōs (Adv) -- According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that."></a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tais (Art-DFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmerais (N-DFP) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">days</a> <a href="/greek/3091.htm" title="3091: Lōt (N-GMS) -- (Hebrew), Lot, nephew of Abraham. Of Hebrew origin; Lot, a patriarch.">of Lot:</a> <a href="/greek/2068.htm" title="2068: ēsthion (V-IIA-3P) -- Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat.">People were eating</a> <a href="/greek/4095.htm" title="4095: epinon (V-IIA-3P) -- To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe.">and drinking,</a> <a href="/greek/59.htm" title="59: ēgorazon (V-IIA-3P) -- To buy. From agora; properly, to go to market, i.e. to purchase; specially, to redeem.">buying</a> <a href="/greek/4453.htm" title="4453: epōloun (V-IIA-3P) -- To sell, exchange, barter. Probably ultimately from pelomai; to barter, i.e. To sell.">and selling,</a> <a href="/greek/5452.htm" title="5452: ephyteuon (V-IIA-3P) -- To plant, set. From a derivative of phuo; to set out in the earth, i.e. Implant; figuratively, to instil doctrine.">planting</a> <a href="/greek/3618.htm" title="3618: ōkodomoun (V-IIA-3P) -- From the same as oikodome; to be a house-builder, i.e. Construct or confirm.">and building.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">29</span>But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24-25</a></span><br />Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens. / Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-37.htm">Matthew 24:37-39</a></span><br />As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">2 Peter 2:6-8</a></span><br />if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly; / and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless / (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-7.htm">Jude 1:7</a></span><br />In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5-7</a></span><br />Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time. / And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. / So the LORD said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Genesis 18:20-21</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous, / I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-12.htm">Genesis 19:12-17</a></span><br />Then the two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—a son-in-law, your sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here, / because we are about to destroy this place. For the outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that He has sent us to destroy it.” / So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49-50</a></span><br />Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. / Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-9.htm">Isaiah 1:9-10</a></span><br />Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah. / Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Jeremiah 23:14</a></span><br />And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-29.htm">Romans 9:29</a></span><br />It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">Hebrews 11:7</a></span><br />By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></span><br />While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-8.htm">Revelation 11:8</a></span><br />Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-23.htm">Deuteronomy 29:23</a></span><br />All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/13-13.htm">Genesis 13:13</a></b></br> But the men of Sodom <i>were</i> wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Genesis 18:20,21</a></b></br> And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/19-4.htm">Genesis 19:4-15</a></b></br> But before they lay down, the men of the city, <i>even</i> the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/17-27.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/luke/14-19.htm">Bought</a> <a href="/hosea/8-14.htm">Builded</a> <a href="/luke/14-30.htm">Building</a> <a href="/luke/7-5.htm">Built</a> <a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Buying</a> <a href="/luke/17-27.htm">Drank</a> <a href="/luke/17-27.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/luke/17-27.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/luke/17-27.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/luke/17-27.htm">Feasting</a> <a href="/luke/17-10.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/luke/16-25.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/luke/17-6.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Planting</a> <a href="/mark/11-15.htm">Selling</a> <a href="/luke/12-6.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/luke/17-26.htm">Time</a> <a href="/mark/11-15.htm">Trading</a> <a href="/luke/16-12.htm">True.</a> <a href="/luke/17-19.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/24-43.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/luke/19-45.htm">Bought</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-22.htm">Builded</a> <a href="/john/2-20.htm">Building</a> <a href="/acts/7-44.htm">Built</a> <a href="/luke/19-45.htm">Buying</a> <a href="/john/2-10.htm">Drank</a> <a href="/john/4-13.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/luke/22-8.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/john/6-54.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-7.htm">Feasting</a> <a href="/luke/17-31.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/luke/17-30.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/luke/20-9.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/john/4-36.htm">Planting</a> <a href="/luke/19-45.htm">Selling</a> <a href="/luke/19-45.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/luke/18-4.htm">Time</a> <a href="/luke/19-15.htm">Trading</a> <a href="/luke/22-32.htm">True.</a> <a href="/luke/17-30.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-1.htm">Jesus teaches to avoid occasions of offense;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-3.htm">and to forgive one another.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-5.htm">The power of faith.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-6.htm">How we are bound to God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-11.htm">Jesus heals ten lepers.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-22.htm">Of the kingdom of God, and the coming of the Son of Man.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The days of Lot were marked by moral decay and rampant sin, particularly in the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. This comparison highlights the suddenness of divine judgment and the obliviousness of the people to their impending doom. The reference to Lot serves as a warning to be vigilant and prepared for the coming of the Son of Man, as the people in Lot's time were unaware of the judgment about to befall them.<p><b>People were eating and drinking,</b><br>This phrase indicates normal daily activities, suggesting that life was proceeding as usual without any awareness of impending disaster. Eating and drinking are basic human activities, symbolizing the routine and complacency of the people. This mirrors the situation before the flood in Noah's time, as described in <a href="/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38</a>, where people were similarly unaware of the coming judgment. The focus is on the ordinary nature of life and the lack of spiritual awareness.<p><b>buying and selling,</b><br>Buying and selling represent economic activities and the pursuit of material wealth. This suggests a preoccupation with worldly affairs and a neglect of spiritual matters. The people of Sodom were engaged in commerce and trade, indicating a thriving society that was nonetheless morally bankrupt. This serves as a reminder of the dangers of materialism and the importance of prioritizing spiritual readiness over earthly concerns.<p><b>planting and building.</b><br>Planting and building signify long-term planning and investment in the future. These activities suggest a sense of security and permanence, yet they were ultimately futile in the face of divine judgment. The people of Sodom were focused on their earthly endeavors, unaware that their time was short. This echoes the parable of the rich fool in <a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Luke 12:16-21</a>, who stored up earthly treasures but was not rich toward God. The emphasis is on the transient nature of earthly pursuits and the need to be prepared for the Lord's return.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/lot.htm">Lot</a></b><br>A righteous man living in Sodom, Lot is a key figure in the account of <a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm">Genesis 19</a>. He is Abraham's nephew and is known for his hospitality and eventual rescue from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sodom.htm">Sodom</a></b><br>A city known for its wickedness and eventual destruction by God due to its sinfulness. It serves as a symbol of moral decay and divine judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/days_of_lot.htm">Days of Lot</a></b><br>This refers to the period when Lot lived in Sodom, characterized by rampant immorality and indifference to God’s impending judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/eating_and_drinking,_buying_and_selling,_planting_and_building.htm">Eating and Drinking, Buying and Selling, Planting and Building</a></b><br>These activities symbolize normal, everyday life, indicating that people were living without awareness or concern for the coming judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_judgment.htm">Awareness of Judgment</a></b><br>Just as in the days of Lot, people today can become consumed with daily life, neglecting the reality of God's impending judgment. Believers are called to live with an awareness of spiritual realities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/righteous_living_in_a_corrupt_world.htm">Righteous Living in a Corrupt World</a></b><br>Lot's example challenges Christians to maintain righteousness and godliness even when surrounded by moral decay.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/urgency_of_the_gospel.htm">Urgency of the Gospel</a></b><br>The suddenness of Sodom's destruction underscores the urgency of sharing the Gospel. Believers should be proactive in witnessing to others about salvation through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_complacency.htm">Avoiding Complacency</a></b><br>The routine activities of life can lead to spiritual complacency. Christians are encouraged to remain vigilant and spiritually alert.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Trust in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Just as God delivered Lot, He is faithful to deliver those who trust in Him. Believers can find assurance in God's protection and provision.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_many_bible_interpretations.htm">Why did Jesus instruct eating His flesh and blood?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_fire_and_brimstone.htm">What does the Bible say about fire and brimstone?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_lot's_wife_become_salt.htm">Why did Lot's wife turn into a pillar of salt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_11_6_align_with_mercy.htm">How does Psalm 11:6’s description of raining coals and brimstone fit with other biblical accounts that emphasize mercy over destruction? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot.</span>--The illustration does not occur in the otherwise parallel passage of <a href="/context/matthew/24-26.htm" title="Why if they shall say to you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.">Matthew 24:26-27</a>, but was naturally suggested by our Lord's frequent reference to the Cities of the Plain (<a href="/luke/10-12.htm" title="But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.">Luke 10:12</a>; <a href="/matthew/10-15.htm" title="Truly I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.">Matthew 10:15</a>; <a href="/matthew/11-23.htm" title="And you, Capernaum, which are exalted to heaven, shall be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in you, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.">Matthew 11:23</a>); The allusion to Lot in <a href="/2_peter/2-7.htm" title="And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:">2Peter 2:7</a>, may perhaps be traced to the impression made on the Apostle by this revival of the history.<p><span class= "bld">They bought, they sold.</span>--As in the preceding verse, the imperfect tense is used, <span class= "ital">they were buying, they were selling.</span> There is a characteristic difference in the insertion of these verbs and the two which follow, as indicating a higher advance in social life than in the days of Noah. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/17-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">It was</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐγένετο</span> <span class="translit">(egeneto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the same</span><br /><span class="grk">Ὁμοίως</span> <span class="translit">(Homoiōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3668.htm">Strong's 3668: </a> </span><span class="str2">In like manner, similarly, in the same way, equally. Adverb from homoios; similarly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ταῖς</span> <span class="translit">(tais)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡμέραις</span> <span class="translit">(hēmerais)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Lot:</span><br /><span class="grk">Λώτ</span> <span class="translit">(Lōt)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3091.htm">Strong's 3091: </a> </span><span class="str2">(Hebrew), Lot, nephew of Abraham. Of Hebrew origin; Lot, a patriarch.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[People] were eating</span><br /><span class="grk">ἤσθιον</span> <span class="translit">(ēsthion)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2068.htm">Strong's 2068: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] drinking,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔπινον</span> <span class="translit">(epinon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4095.htm">Strong's 4095: </a> </span><span class="str2">To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">buying</span><br /><span class="grk">ἠγόραζον</span> <span class="translit">(ēgorazon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_59.htm">Strong's 59: </a> </span><span class="str2">To buy. From agora; properly, to go to market, i.e. to purchase; specially, to redeem.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] selling,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπώλουν</span> <span class="translit">(epōloun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4453.htm">Strong's 4453: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sell, exchange, barter. Probably ultimately from pelomai; to barter, i.e. To sell.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">planting</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐφύτευον</span> <span class="translit">(ephyteuon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5452.htm">Strong's 5452: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plant, set. From a derivative of phuo; to set out in the earth, i.e. Implant; figuratively, to instil doctrine.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] building.</span><br /><span class="grk">ᾠκοδόμουν</span> <span class="translit">(ōkodomoun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3618.htm">Strong's 3618: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the same as oikodome; to be a house-builder, i.e. Construct or confirm.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/17-28.htm">Luke 17:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/17-28.htm">Luke 17:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/17-28.htm">Luke 17:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/17-28.htm">Luke 17:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/17-28.htm">Luke 17:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/17-28.htm">Luke 17:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/17-28.htm">Luke 17:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/17-28.htm">Luke 17:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/17-28.htm">Luke 17:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/17-28.htm">Luke 17:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/17-28.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 17:28 Likewise even as it happened (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/17-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 17:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 17:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/17-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 17:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 17:29" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>