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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/matthew/24.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/matthew/24.htm">New International Version</a> 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; <a href="/nlt/matthew/24.htm">New Living Translation</a> In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat. <a href="/esv/matthew/24.htm">English Standard Version</a> For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, <a href="/bsb/matthew/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/blb/matthew/24.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For as in those days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until that day Noah entered into the ark, <a href="/kjv/matthew/24.htm">King James Bible</a> 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, <a href="/nkjv/matthew/24.htm">New King James Version</a> 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, <a href="/nasb_/matthew/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, <a href="/nasb/matthew/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, <a href="/nasb77/matthew/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, they were marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, <a href="/lsb/matthew/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, <a href="/amp/matthew/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the [very] day when Noah entered the ark, <a href="/csb/matthew/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah boarded the ark. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah boarded the ark. <a href="/asv/matthew/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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, <a href="/cev/matthew/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> People were eating, drinking, and getting married right up to the day the flood came and Noah went into the big boat. <a href="/erv/matthew/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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, <a href="/gwt/matthew/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> In the days before the flood, people were eating, drinking, and getting married until the day that Noah went into the ship. <a href="/gnt/matthew/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> In the days before the flood people ate and drank, men and women married, up to the very day Noah went into the boat; <a href="/isv/matthew/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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 href="/msb/matthew/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/matthew/24.htm">NET Bible</a> For in those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark. <a href="/nheb/matthew/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the box-shaped vessel, <a href="/wbt/matthew/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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, <a href="/wey/matthew/24.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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, <a href="/web/matthew/24.htm">World English Bible</a> 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, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for as they were, in the days before the flood, eating, and drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the Ark, <a href="/blb/matthew/24.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For as in those days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until that day Noah entered into the ark, <a href="/ylt/matthew/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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, <a href="/slt/matthew/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> 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,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, even till that day in which Noe entered into the ark, <a href="/cpdv/matthew/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For it will be just as it was in the days before the flood: eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, even until that day when Noah entered into the ark. <a href="/nabre/matthew/24.htm">New American Bible</a> In [those] days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day that Noah entered the ark. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For as the people before the flood were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark, <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/24.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> For just as they were eating and drinking before the flood, and they were taking wives, and they were taking husbands, until the day that Noah entered the ark,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/24.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> 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, <a href="/godbey/matthew/24.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>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,<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/24.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> 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, <a href="/mace/matthew/24.htm">Mace New Testament</a> 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, <a href="/wey/matthew/24.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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, <a href="/worrell/matthew/24.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>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,<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/24.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>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,<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/24-38.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=7357" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/24.htm">Readiness at Any Hour</a> …37As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner."></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/1565.htm" title="1565: ekeinais (DPro-DFP) -- That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed."></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/4253.htm" title="4253: pro (Prep) -- A primary preposition; fore, i.e. In front of, prior to.">before</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."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- 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/2627.htm" title="2627: kataklysmou (N-GMS) -- A deluge, flood. From katakluzo; an inundation.">flood,</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēsan (V-IIA-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">people were</a> <a href="/greek/5176.htm" title="5176: trōgontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To eat, partake of a meal. ">eating</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4095.htm" title="4095: pinontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe.">drinking,</a> <a href="/greek/1060.htm" title="1060: gamountes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To marry, used of either sex. From gamos; to wed.">marrying</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1061.htm" title="1061: gamizontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To give in marriage. From gamos; to espouse.">giving in marriage,</a> <a href="/greek/891.htm" title="891: achri (Prep) -- As far as, up to, until, during. Or achris akh'-rece; akin to akron; until or up to.">up to</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hēs (RelPro-GFS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">the</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmeras (N-GFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">day</a> <a href="/greek/3575.htm" title="3575: Nōe (N-NMS) -- (Hebrew) Noah. Of Hebrew origin; Noe, a patriarch.">Noah</a> <a href="/greek/1525.htm" title="1525: eisēlthen (V-AIA-3S) -- To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.">entered</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- 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/2787.htm" title="2787: kibōton (N-AFS) -- A box, i.e. The sacred ark and that of Noah.">ark.</a> 39And they were oblivious, until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/6-3.htm">Genesis 6:3-5</a> So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.” / The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown. / 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. <a href="/genesis/6-11.htm">Genesis 6:11-13</a> Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence. / And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways. / Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth. <a href="/genesis/7-6.htm">Genesis 7:6-7</a> Now Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters came upon the earth. / And Noah and his wife, with his sons and their wives, entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood. <a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Genesis 7:11-12</a> In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened. / And the rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights. <a href="/genesis/7-21.htm">Genesis 7:21-23</a> And every living thing that moved upon the earth perished—birds, livestock, animals, every creature that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind. / Of all that was on dry land, everything that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. / And every living thing on the face of the earth was destroyed—man and livestock, crawling creatures and birds of the air; they were blotted out from the earth, and only Noah and those with him in the ark remained. <a href="/luke/17-26.htm">Luke 17:26-27</a> Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / 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. <a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm">1 Peter 3:20</a> who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water. <a href="/2_peter/2-5.htm">2 Peter 2:5</a> if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight; <a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">Hebrews 11:7</a> 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. <a href="/genesis/6-17.htm">Genesis 6:17-18</a> And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish. / But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you. <a href="/genesis/6-8.htm">Genesis 6:8-9</a> Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD. / This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God. <a href="/genesis/6-14.htm">Genesis 6:14-16</a> Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out. / And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high. / You are to make a roof for the ark, finish its walls a cubit from the top, place a door in the side of the ark, and build lower, middle, and upper decks. <a href="/genesis/7-1.htm">Genesis 7:1-5</a> Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation. / You are to take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate; a pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate; / and seven pairs of every kind of bird of the air, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of all the earth. ... <a href="/genesis/7-17.htm">Genesis 7:17-20</a> For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth. / So the waters continued to surge and rise greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters. / Finally, the waters completely prevailed upon the earth, so that all the high mountains under all the heavens were covered. ... <a href="/genesis/7-24.htm">Genesis 7:24</a> And the waters prevailed upon the earth for 150 days.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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,they.<a href="/genesis/6-2.htm">Genesis 6:2</a> That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.<a href="/1_samuel/25-36.htm">1 Samuel 25:36-38</a> And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light… <a href="/1_samuel/30-16.htm">1 Samuel 30:16,17</a> 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… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/3-16.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/haggai/1-9.htm">Busy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-13.htm">Deluge</a> <a href="/matthew/11-19.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/matthew/15-38.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/matthew/21-23.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/matthew/11-19.htm">Feasting</a> <a href="/malachi/2-13.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/matthew/14-15.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/matthew/22-30.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/matthew/22-28.htm">Married</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-27.htm">Marrying</a> <a href="/matthew/24-37.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/matthew/24-37.htm">Noe</a> <a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Overflowing</a> <a href="/matthew/15-39.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/matthew/24-37.htm">Time</a> <a href="/matthew/14-29.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/matthew/22-30.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/17-27.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/luke/10-40.htm">Busy</a> <a href="/matthew/24-39.htm">Deluge</a> <a href="/matthew/26-42.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/matthew/26-21.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/matthew/26-58.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/luke/7-34.htm">Feasting</a> <a href="/matthew/24-39.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/matthew/25-24.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/matthew/25-10.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/mark/6-17.htm">Married</a> <a href="/luke/16-18.htm">Marrying</a> <a href="/luke/3-36.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/luke/3-36.htm">Noe</a> <a href="/luke/17-27.htm">Overflowing</a> <a href="/mark/1-19.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/matthew/24-43.htm">Time</a> <a href="/matthew/24-39.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/luke/17-27.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 24</div>1. <a href="/matthew/24-1.htm">Jesus foretells the destruction of the temple;</a> 3. <a href="/matthew/24-3.htm">what and how great calamities shall be before it;</a> 29. <a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">the signs of his coming to judgment.</a> 36. <a href="/matthew/24-36.htm">And because that day and hour are unknown,</a> 42. <a href="/matthew/24-42.htm">we ought to watch like good servants, expecting our Master's coming.</a> </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 before the flood" were marked by moral decay and a departure from God's ways, leading to divine judgment. This context sets the stage for understanding the severity of the flood as a response to human sinfulness. The flood narrative is a type of final judgment, foreshadowing the ultimate judgment at the end of the age.people were eating and drinking This phrase highlights the normalcy and routine of daily life during that time. Eating and drinking are basic human activities, suggesting that people were living without awareness or concern for the impending judgment. This mirrors the complacency and indifference that can characterize societies unaware of spiritual realities. The reference to eating and drinking also connects to other biblical warnings about being spiritually alert, such as in <a href="/luke/21-34.htm">Luke 21:34</a>.marrying and giving in marriage Marriage is a God-ordained institution, and this phrase indicates that life was continuing as usual, with people planning for the future without recognizing the looming disaster. The mention of marriage underscores the idea of societal continuity and normalcy, despite the moral corruption present. This can be seen as a parallel to the days of Lot, as mentioned in <a href="/luke/17-28.htm">Luke 17:28</a>, where similar activities were occurring before sudden destruction.up to the day Noah entered the ark This phrase emphasizes the suddenness and unexpected nature of the flood's arrival. Noah's entry into the ark marks the moment of divine intervention and the closing of the opportunity for repentance. It highlights Noah's obedience and faith, as he acted on God's warning despite the apparent normalcy around him. The ark itself is a type of Christ, offering salvation and refuge from judgment for those who enter. Noah's entry signifies the separation between the righteous and the wicked, a theme echoed in the final judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah</a> A righteous man chosen by God to survive the flood and preserve humanity and animal life. His obedience and faith are central to the account. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_flood.htm">The Flood</a> A cataclysmic event sent by God to cleanse the earth of widespread wickedness, sparing only Noah, his family, and the animals on the ark. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_ark.htm">The Ark</a> The vessel built by Noah according to God's instructions, serving as a means of salvation for Noah's family and the animals. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_days_of_noah.htm">The Days of Noah</a> A period characterized by moral decay and indifference to God's warnings, serving as a parallel to the end times described by Jesus. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jesus'_discourse_on_the_mount_of_olives.htm">Jesus' Discourse on the Mount of Olives</a> The setting where Jesus delivers the Olivet Discourse, including prophecies about the end times and His second coming.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/v/vigilance_in_faith.htm">Vigilance in Faith</a> Just as people in Noah's time were caught unaware, believers today must remain vigilant and prepared for Christ's return. <a href="/topical/m/moral_decay_and_indifference.htm">Moral Decay and Indifference</a> The days of Noah were marked by moral decay and indifference to divine warnings. Christians are called to live righteously and heed God's Word. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_faith.htm">Obedience and Faith</a> Noah's obedience in building the ark is a model of faith in action. Believers are encouraged to trust and obey God's instructions, even when they seem countercultural. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_salvation.htm">Judgment and Salvation</a> The flood serves as a reminder of God's judgment on sin and His provision of salvation. Believers should share the message of salvation through Christ. <a href="/topical/s/signs_of_the_times.htm">Signs of the Times</a> Understanding the signs of the times, as Jesus taught, helps believers to live with an eternal perspective and urgency in their mission.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 24</a> <a href="/q/do_we_exist_and_act_through_him.htm">What does 'like the days of Noah' mean?</a> <a href="/q/meaning_of_'no_one_knows_the_day_or_hour'.htm">What does "No One Knows the Day or Hour" mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_noah's_flood_teach_today.htm">What lessons does Noah's flood story teach us today?</a> <a href="/q/1_thess._5_3__sudden_ruin_vs._peace.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3 – How do we reconcile sudden destruction coming on unbelievers with historical evidence of prolonged periods of peace? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 38. - They were eating, etc. The Lord describes the reckless way in which men went on their usual course, pursued their pleasures and avocations, with the doom. hanging over them, in spite of the warning given. The word for "eating" (τρώγοντες) implies the idea of gnawing food greedily like an animal, hence eating gluttonously. They had learned to drink to excess long before Lot's time (<a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">Genesis 9:20, 21</a>). The periphrastic form of expression, η΅σαν τρώγοντες... πίνοντες, denotes not a single act, but habitude. Until the day. Though they had watched Noah building the ark, and heard him preach righteousness for many a year, they took no heed. It must be observed that Christ here confirms the historical accuracy of this episode in Genesis. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/24-38.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the ταῖς (tais) Article - Dative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. days ἡμέραις (hēmerais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. before πρὸ (pro) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4253.htm">Strong's 4253: </a> A primary preposition; 'fore', i.e. In front of, prior to. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. flood, κατακλυσμοῦ (kataklysmou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2627.htm">Strong's 2627: </a> A deluge, flood. From katakluzo; an inundation. [people] were ἦσαν (ēsan) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. eating τρώγοντες (trōgontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5176.htm">Strong's 5176: </a> To eat, partake of a meal. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. drinking, πίνοντες (pinontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4095.htm">Strong's 4095: </a> To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe. marrying γαμοῦντες (gamountes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1060.htm">Strong's 1060: </a> To marry, used of either sex. From gamos; to wed. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. giving in marriage, γαμίζοντες (gamizontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1061.htm">Strong's 1061: </a> To give in marriage. From gamos; to espouse. up to ἄχρι (achri) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_891.htm">Strong's 891: </a> As far as, up to, until, during. Or achris akh'-rece; akin to akron; until or up to. the ἧς (hēs) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. day ἡμέρας (hēmeras) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. Noah Νῶε (Nōe) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3575.htm">Strong's 3575: </a> (Hebrew) Noah. Of Hebrew origin; Noe, a patriarch. entered εἰσῆλθεν (eisēlthen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1525.htm">Strong's 1525: </a> To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. ark. κιβωτόν (kibōton) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2787.htm">Strong's 2787: </a> A box, i.e. The sacred ark and that of Noah. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/24-38.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 24:38 For as in those days which were (Matt. 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