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Then the flood came and destroyed them all. <a href="/nlt/luke/17.htm">New Living Translation</a> In those days, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came and destroyed them all. <a href="/esv/luke/17.htm">English Standard Version</a> They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. <a href="/bsb/luke/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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="/blb/luke/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> They were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until that day Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed all. <a href="/kjv/luke/17.htm">King James Bible</a> They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. <a href="/nkjv/luke/17.htm">New King James Version</a> They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. <a href="/nasb_/luke/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> people were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, and they were being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. <a href="/nasb/luke/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. <a href="/nasb77/luke/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. <a href="/lsb/luke/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. <a href="/amp/luke/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> the people were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, [they were indifferent to God] until the day that Noah went into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. <a href="/csb/luke/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> People went on eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage until the day Noah boarded the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. <a href="/hcsb/luke/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> People went on eating, drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day Noah boarded the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. <a href="/asv/luke/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. <a href="/cev/luke/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> People were eating, drinking, and getting married right up to the day when Noah went into the big boat. Then the flood came and drowned everyone on earth. <a href="/erv/luke/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. <a href="/gwt/luke/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> People were eating, drinking, and getting married until the day that Noah went into the ship. Then the flood destroyed all of them. <a href="/gnt/luke/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> Everybody kept on eating and drinking, and men and women married, up to the very day Noah went into the boat and the flood came and killed them all. <a href="/isv/luke/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> People were eating, drinking, marrying, and being given in marriage right up to the day when Noah went into the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed all of them. <a href="/msb/luke/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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="/net/luke/17.htm">NET Bible</a> People were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage--right up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. <a href="/nheb/luke/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the box-shaped vessel, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. <a href="/wbt/luke/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/luke/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Men were eating and drinking, taking wives and giving wives, up to the very day on which Noah entered the Ark, and the Deluge came and destroyed them all. <a href="/web/luke/17.htm">World English Bible</a> They ate, they drank, they married, and they were given in marriage until the day that Noah entered into the ship, and the flood came and destroyed them all. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the Ark, and the flood came, and destroyed all; <a href="/blb/luke/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> They were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until that day Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed all. <a href="/ylt/luke/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were given in marriage, till the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the deluge came, and destroyed all; <a href="/slt/luke/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, till the day which Noe came into the ark, and the overflow came, and destroyed all.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> They did eat and drink, they married wives, and were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark: and the flood came and destroyed them all. <a href="/cpdv/luke/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> They were eating and drinking; they were taking wives and being given in marriage, even until the day that Noah entered the ark. And the flood came and destroyed them all. <a href="/nabre/luke/17.htm">New American Bible</a> they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage up to the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. <a href="/nrsvce/luke/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They were eating and drinking, and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed all of them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For they were eating and drinking, and marrying women, and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed every man. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/17.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “For they were eating and drinking and taking wives and giving them to men until the day that Noah entered the ark and the flood came and destroyed everyone.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/17.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, till the day in which Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. <a href="/godbey/luke/17.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>They were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were getting married, until the day on which Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/17.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> They did eat, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the deluge came, and destroyed them all.<CM> <a href="/mace/luke/17.htm">Mace New Testament</a> eating and drinking, marriages and matches was the business till the very day that Noah entred into the ark, when the flood came and overwhelm'd them all. <a href="/wey/luke/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Men were eating and drinking, taking wives and giving wives, up to the very day on which Noah entered the Ark, and the Deluge came and destroyed them all. <a href="/worrell/luke/17.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were given in marriage, until the day on which Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/17.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>They were eating, drinking, marrying, and being married, till the day that Noah went into the ark: and the flood came and destroyed <Fr>them<FR> all.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/17-27.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/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=6962" 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/luke/17.htm">The Coming of the Kingdom</a> …26Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: 27<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/1060.htm" title="1060: egamoun (V-IIA-3P) -- To marry, used of either sex. From gamos; to wed.">marrying</a> <a href="/greek/1061.htm" title="1061: egamizonto (V-IIM/P-3P) -- To give in marriage. From gamos; to espouse.">and being given 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> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- 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: kataklysmos (N-NMS) -- A deluge, flood. From katakluzo; an inundation.">flood</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: ēlthen (V-AIA-3S) -- To come, go. ">came</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/622.htm" title="622: apōlesen (V-AIA-3S) -- From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively.">destroyed</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantas (Adj-AMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">them all.</a> 28It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.…<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/7-6.htm">Genesis 7:6-24</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. / The clean and unclean animals, the birds, and everything that crawls along the ground ... <a href="/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38-39</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. / 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. <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="/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="/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="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5-8</a> 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.” ... <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/6-17.htm">Genesis 6:17-22</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. / And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you. ... <a href="/genesis/8-15.htm">Genesis 8:15-19</a> Then God said to Noah, / “Come out of the ark, you and your wife, along with your sons and their wives. / Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground—so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it.” ... <a href="/genesis/9-11.htm">Genesis 9:11-17</a> And I establish My covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth.” / And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: / I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. ... <a href="/matthew/24-37.htm">Matthew 24:37</a> As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. <a href="/2_peter/3-6.htm">2 Peter 3:6</a> through which the world of that time perished in the flood. <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/7-1.htm">Genesis 7:1</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. <a href="/genesis/7-7.htm">Genesis 7:7</a> And Noah and his wife, with his sons and their wives, entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.<a href="/luke/12-19.htm">Luke 12:19,20</a> And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry… <a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Luke 16:19-23</a> There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: … <a href="/deuteronomy/6-10.htm">Deuteronomy 6:10-12</a> And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not, … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/24-38.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/luke/15-16.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/matthew/24-39.htm">Deluge</a> <a href="/luke/9-25.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/luke/11-17.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/luke/17-8.htm">Drank</a> <a href="/luke/12-45.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/luke/17-8.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/luke/15-16.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/luke/17-12.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/luke/12-45.htm">Feasting</a> <a href="/luke/6-49.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/luke/11-23.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/luke/14-8.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/luke/16-18.htm">Married</a> <a href="/luke/16-18.htm">Marrying</a> <a href="/luke/17-26.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/luke/17-26.htm">Noe</a> <a href="/matthew/24-38.htm">Overflowing</a> <a href="/luke/8-37.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/matthew/24-38.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/luke/17-28.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-5.htm">Deluge</a> <a href="/luke/17-29.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/luke/17-29.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/luke/17-28.htm">Drank</a> <a href="/luke/17-28.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/luke/17-28.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/luke/17-28.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/luke/19-1.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/luke/17-28.htm">Feasting</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-4.htm">Flood</a> <a href="/luke/19-22.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/luke/20-34.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/luke/20-29.htm">Married</a> <a href="/ruth/1-13.htm">Marrying</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-5.htm">Noe</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-4.htm">Overflowing</a> <a href="/john/6-17.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/john/5-3.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/luke/18-11.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 17</div>1. <a href="/luke/17-1.htm">Jesus teaches to avoid occasions of offense;</a> 3. <a href="/luke/17-3.htm">and to forgive one another.</a> 5. <a href="/luke/17-5.htm">The power of faith.</a> 6. <a href="/luke/17-6.htm">How we are bound to God.</a> 11. <a href="/luke/17-11.htm">Jesus heals ten lepers.</a> 22. <a href="/luke/17-22.htm">Of the kingdom of God, and the coming of the Son of Man.</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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It suggests a focus on earthly pleasures and a lack of awareness or concern for impending judgment. In biblical context, eating and drinking often symbolize indulgence and distraction from spiritual matters (<a href="/isaiah/22-13.htm">Isaiah 22:13</a>, <a href="/matthew/24-38.htm">Matthew 24:38</a>). This mirrors the days of Noah, where people were oblivious to the warnings of God through Noah, who is described as a "preacher of righteousness" (<a href="/2_peter/2-5.htm">2 Peter 2:5</a>).marrying and being given in marriage Marriage is a God-ordained institution (<a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a>), but here it signifies the continuation of life as usual, with no heed to the warnings of divine judgment. The cultural context of marriage in ancient times involved significant social and familial arrangements, indicating that society was fully engaged in its customs and traditions. This phrase parallels the times of Lot in Sodom, where life continued without regard for moral decay (<a href="/luke/17-28.htm">Luke 17:28-29</a>).up to the day Noah entered the ark This marks a specific point of transition from normalcy to divine intervention. Noah's entry into the ark signifies obedience and faith in God's word, contrasting with the world's ignorance and disbelief. The ark itself is a type of Christ, offering salvation and refuge from judgment (<a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm">1 Peter 3:20-21</a>). The historical context of the ark, as described in <a href="/genesis/6.htm">Genesis 6-9</a>, underscores God's provision and the fulfillment of His promises.Then the flood came and destroyed them all The flood represents God's righteous judgment on a sinful world (<a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5-7</a>). It serves as a historical and prophetic warning of future judgment, as Jesus uses this event to illustrate the suddenness of His return (<a href="/matthew/24-39.htm">Matthew 24:39</a>). The total destruction emphasizes the severity of ignoring God's warnings and the finality of His judgment. The flood narrative is supported by various ancient flood accounts, though the biblical account uniquely highlights divine justice and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah</a> A righteous man chosen by God to build the ark and preserve life during the flood. His obedience and faith are central to this account. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_ark.htm">The Ark</a> The vessel built by Noah under God's instruction to save his family and pairs of every living creature from the flood. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_flood.htm">The Flood</a> A cataclysmic event sent by God to cleanse the earth of its widespread wickedness, sparing only Noah, his family, and the animals on the ark. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_noah's_time.htm">The People of Noah's Time</a> They were living their daily lives, oblivious to the impending judgment, highlighting their spiritual blindness and indifference. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_judgment.htm">The Day of Judgment</a> The suddenness of the flood serves as a metaphor for the unexpected nature of God's final judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_spiritual_realities.htm">Awareness of Spiritual Realities</a> Just as people in Noah's time were unaware of the impending flood, we must remain vigilant and spiritually aware of the times we live in. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> Noah's obedience to God's command to build the ark is a model for us to follow God's instructions, even when they seem countercultural or challenging. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_mercy.htm">Judgment and Mercy</a> The flood account reminds us of God's judgment on sin but also His mercy in providing a way of salvation through Noah and the ark. <a href="/topical/l/living_with_eternal_perspective.htm">Living with Eternal Perspective</a> The everyday activities of eating, drinking, and marrying are not wrong, but they should not distract us from preparing for Christ's return. <a href="/topical/u/urgency_of_the_gospel.htm">Urgency of the Gospel</a> Just as Noah was a "preacher of righteousness," we are called to share the gospel urgently, knowing that God's judgment is certain.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 17</a> <a href="/q/do_we_exist_and_act_through_him.htm">What does 'like the days of Noah' mean?</a> <a href="/q/do_flood_sodom_(luke_17)_conflict_science.htm">Does referencing the Flood and Sodom (Luke 17:26-29) conflict with archaeological or geological findings?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_'one_taken'_fit_with_other_end_times.htm">How does the 'one taken, one left' description (Luke 17:34-35) reconcile with other New Testament passages depicting the end times differently?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_proof_of_a_global_flood.htm">Psalm 29:10 mentions the Lord sitting enthroned over the flood; if this points to a universal flood, why do we lack conclusive global geological or archeological proof of it?</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>(27) They did eat, they drank.--Better, as in St. Matthew, they were eating and drinking, marrying, . . .; the tense throughout being that which implies continuous and repeated action.The flood.--The Greek word is always used in the New Testament for the deluge of Noah, that meaning having been stamped on it by the use of it in the LXX. version in <a href="/genesis/6-17.htm" title="And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.">Genesis 6:17</a>; <a href="/context/genesis/7-6.htm" title="And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was on the earth.">Genesis 7:6-7</a>; <a href="/genesis/7-10.htm" title="And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were on the earth.">Genesis 7:10</a>; <a href="/genesis/7-17.htm" title="And the flood was forty days on the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.">Genesis 7:17</a>. <a href="/commentaries/luke/17-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[People] were eating ἤσθιον (ēsthion) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2068.htm">Strong's 2068: </a> Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat. [and] drinking, ἔπινον (epinon) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person 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 ἐγάμουν (egamoun) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1060.htm">Strong's 1060: </a> To marry, used of either sex. From gamos; to wed. [and] being given in marriage, ἐγαμίζοντο (egamizonto) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person 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. Then καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative 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 κατακλυσμὸς (kataklysmos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2627.htm">Strong's 2627: </a> A deluge, flood. From katakluzo; an inundation. came ἦλθεν (ēlthen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. destroyed ἀπώλεσεν (apōlesen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively. them all. πάντας (pantas) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. 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