KJV King James Version
And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
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Luke 17:26
And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:
WEB World English Bible
As it happened in the days of Noah, even so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man.
ASV American Standard Version
And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, even so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And, as it came to pass in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of Man;
Surrounding context — Luke 17
23 And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after [them], nor follow [them].
24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one [part] under heaven, shineth unto the other [part] under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
25 But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.
26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
27 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.
28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed [them] all.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandκαθὼςG2531 · kathōsas/just asἐγένετοG1096 · ginomaito beἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongταῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἡμέραιςG2250 · hēmeradayΝῶε,G3575 · NōeNoahοὕτωςG3779 · ohutō, ohutōsthus(-ly)ἔσταιG1510 · eimito beκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongταῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἡμέραιςG2250 · hēmeradayτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱοῦG5207 · uhiossonτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀνθρώπου·G444 · anthrōposa human
Cross-references
Matthew 24:37-39But as the days of Noe [were], so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.Luke 17:24For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one [part] under heaven, shineth unto the other [part] under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.Genesis 7:7-23And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.2 Peter 2:5And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth [person], a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.Luke 17:22And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see [it].1 Peter 3:19-20By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;2 Peter 3:6Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:Job 22:15-18Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?Genesis 6:5And GOD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually.Genesis 6:7And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.Luke 18:8I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
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