Luke 17:26
New International Version
“Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man.

New Living Translation
“When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day.

English Standard Version
Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man.

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:

Berean Literal Bible
And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, thus also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:

King James Bible
And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

New King James Version
And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:

New American Standard Bible
And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so will it also be in the days of the Son of Man:

NASB 1995
“And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:

NASB 1977
“And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so it shall be also in the days of the Son of Man:

Legacy Standard Bible
And just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:

Amplified Bible
And just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the time of [the second coming of] the Son of Man:

Christian Standard Bible
“Just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
“Just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man:

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.

Contemporary English Version
When the Son of Man comes, things will be just as they were when Noah lived.

English Revised 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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"When the Son of Man comes again, the situation will be like the time of Noah.

Good News Translation
As it was in the time of Noah so shall it be in the days of the Son of Man.

International Standard Version
"Just as it was in Noah's time, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man.

Majority Standard Bible
Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:

NET Bible
Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man.

New Heart English Bible
As it happened in the days of Noah, even so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man.

Webster's Bible Translation
And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

Weymouth New Testament
"And as it was in the time of Noah, so will it also be in the time of the Son of Man.

World English Bible
As it was in the days of Noah, even so it will also be in the days of the Son of Man.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, so will it also be in the days of the Son of Man;

Berean Literal Bible
And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, thus also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:

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;

Smith's Literal Translation
And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be in the days of the Son of man.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And as it came to pass in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of man.

New American Bible
As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man;

New Revised Standard Version
Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Just as it happened in the days of Noah, such will it be in the days of the Son of man.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“And as it was in the days of Noah, thus shall it be the days of The Son of Man.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

Godbey New Testament
And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of man.

Haweis New Testament
And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it also be in the days of the coming of the Son of man.

Mace New Testament
the same thing shall happen in the son of man's time as did in Noah's days.

Weymouth New Testament
"And as it was in the time of Noah, so will it also be in the time of the Son of Man.

Worrell New Testament
"And, as it happened in the days of Noah, so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man:

Worsley New Testament
And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Coming of the Kingdom
25But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. 26Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: 27People 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.…

Cross References
Matthew 24:37-39
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.

Genesis 6:5-8
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.” ...

Hebrews 11:7
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.

1 Peter 3:20
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.

2 Peter 2:5
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;

Genesis 7:6-24
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 ...

Genesis 6:11-13
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.

Genesis 6:17-18
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.

Genesis 7:1-5
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. ...

Genesis 7:11-12
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.

Genesis 7:21-23
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.

Genesis 8:15-19
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.” ...

Genesis 9:11-17
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. ...

Isaiah 54:9
“For to Me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So I have sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you.

Ezekiel 14:14
then even if these three men—Noah, Daniel, and Job—were in it, their righteousness could deliver only themselves, declares the Lord GOD.


Treasury of Scripture

And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

as.

Genesis 7:7-23
And 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…

Noah.

Job 22:15-18
Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? …

Matthew 24:37-39
But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be…

Hebrews 11:7
By 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.

the days of the Son.

Luke 17:22,24
And 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

Luke 18:8
I 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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Just as it was in the days of Noah
This phrase draws a direct parallel between the time of Noah and the future coming of the Son of Man. The Greek word for "just as" (καθώς) indicates a strong comparison, suggesting that the conditions of Noah's time will be mirrored in the end times. The "days of Noah" were characterized by widespread wickedness and a disregard for God, as described in Genesis 6:5, where "every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time." This historical context serves as a warning for future generations to remain vigilant and faithful, as the moral decay of Noah's time led to divine judgment through the flood.

so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man
The phrase "so also will it be" (οὕτως ἔσται) emphasizes the certainty of this future event. The "days of the Son of Man" refers to the period leading up to and including the return of Jesus Christ. The title "Son of Man" (ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου) is a messianic term that Jesus frequently used for Himself, highlighting both His humanity and His divine authority. This phrase assures believers that just as God's judgment was executed in Noah's time, so will it be in the end times. It serves as a call to readiness and spiritual alertness, reminding Christians to live righteously and expectantly in anticipation of Christ's return.

(26) As it was in the days of Noe.--See Notes on Matthew 24:26-27. Here, also, the "days" of the Son of Man take the place of the parousia.

Verses 26-28. - As it was in the days of Nee (Noah)... as it was in the days of Lot. The prominent sin of the antediluvian, he reminds them, was sensuality in its varied forms. The torch of religious feeling will have waned in that unknown and possibly distant future when Messiah shall reappear, and will be burning with a pale, faint light. The bulk of mankind will be given up to a sensuality which the higher culture then generally reached will have been utterly powerless to check or even to modify. Men, just as in the days when the ark was building and Noah was preaching, as in the days when the dark cloud was gathering over the doomed cities of the plain and Abraham was praying, will be entirely given up to their pursuits, their pleasures, and their sins. They will argue that the sun rose yesterday and on many yesterdays; of course it will rise to-morrow. Perfect security will have taken possession of the whole race, just as, on a smaller scale, was the case in the days of Noah and of Lot, when the floods came and the fire, and did their stern, pitiless work; so will that day of the second coming of Messiah, with its' bloody and fiery dawn, assuredly come on man when he is utterly unprepared.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Just
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

as
καθὼς (kathōs)
Adverb
Strong's 2531: According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.

it was
ἐγένετο (egeneto)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: 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
Strong's 3588: 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
Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

of Noah,
Νῶε (Nōe)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3575: (Hebrew) Noah. Of Hebrew origin; Noe, a patriarch.

so
οὕτως (houtōs)
Adverb
Strong's 3779: Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows).

also
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

will it be
ἔσται (estai)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: 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
Strong's 3588: 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
Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

of the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Son
Υἱοῦ (Huiou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

of
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Man:
ἀνθρώπου (anthrōpou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.


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