KJV King James Version
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
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Matthew 24:39
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
and they didn’t know until the flood came, and took them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
ASV American Standard Version
and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they did not know till the flood came and took all away; so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man.
Surrounding context — Matthew 24
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37 But as the days of Noe [were], so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 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,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two [women shall be] grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandοὐκG3756 · ounoἔγνωσανG1097 · ginōskōto knowἕωςG2193 · heōsuntilἦλθενG2064 · erchomaito come/goὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoκατακλυσμὸςG2627 · kataklusmosfloodκαὶG2532 · kaiandἦρενG142 · airōto take upἅπαντας,G537 · hapasallοὕτωςG3779 · ohutō, ohutōsthus(-ly)ἔσταιG1510 · eimito beκαὶG2532 · kaiandἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoπαρουσίαG3952 · parousiacomingτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱοῦG5207 · uhiossonτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀνθρώπου.¶G444 · anthrōposa human
Cross-references
John 3:20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.Matthew 24:37But as the days of Noe [were], so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.Acts 13:41Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.Proverbs 24:12If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider [it]? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth [not] he know [it]? and shall [not] he render to [every] man according to his works?Isaiah 44:18-19They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; [and] their hearts, that they cannot understand.2 Peter 3:5For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:Proverbs 29:7The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: [but] the wicked regardeth not to know [it].Judges 20:34And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil [was] near them.Proverbs 23:35They have stricken me, [shalt thou say, and] I was not sick; they have beaten me, [and] I felt [it] not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.Luke 19:44And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.Isaiah 42:25Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid [it] not to heart.Matthew 13:13-15Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.Romans 1:28And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
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