Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. New Living Translation People didn’t realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes. English Standard Version and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 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. Berean Literal Bible and they were unaware until the flood came and took away all; so also will be the coming of the Son of Man. King James Bible And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. New King James Version and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. New American Standard Bible and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be. NASB 1995 and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be. NASB 1977 and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so shall the coming of the Son of Man be. Legacy Standard Bible and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be. Amplified Bible and they did not know or understand until the flood came and swept them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be [unexpected judgment]. Christian Standard Bible They didn’t know until the flood came and swept them all away. This is the way the coming of the Son of Man will be. Holman Christian Standard Bible They didn’t know until the flood came and swept them all away. So this is the way the coming of the Son of Man will be: 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. Contemporary English Version They didn't know anything was happening until the flood came and swept them all away. This is how it will be when the Son of Man appears. English Revised Version and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man. GOD'S WORD® Translation They were not aware of what was happening until the flood came and swept all of them away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man comes again. Good News Translation yet they did not realize what was happening until the flood came and swept them all away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man comes. International Standard Version They were unaware of what was happening until the flood came and swept all of them away. That's how it will be when the Son of Man comes. Majority 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. NET Bible And they knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away. It will be the same at the coming of the Son of Man. New Heart English Bible and they did not know until the flood came, and took them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Webster's Bible Translation And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away: so also will be the coming of the Son of man. Weymouth New Testament nor did they realise any danger till the Deluge came and swept them all away; so will it be at the Coming of the Son of Man. World English Bible and they didn’t know until the flood came and took them all away, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand they did not know until the flood came and took all away, so will also be the coming of the Son of Man. Berean Literal Bible and they were unaware until the flood came and took away all; so also will be the coming of the Son of Man. 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. Smith's Literal Translation And knew not till the inundation came, and took them all away; so also shall be the arrival of the Son of man. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they knew not till the flood came, and took them all away; so also shall the coming of the Son of man be. Catholic Public Domain Version And they did not realize it, until the flood came and took them all away. So also will the advent of the Son of man be. New American Bible They did not know until the flood came and carried them all away. So will it be [also] at the coming of the Son of Man. New Revised Standard Version and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all away, so too will be the coming of the Son of Man. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they knew nothing until the flood came and carried them all away; such will be the coming of the Son of man. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they did not perceive until the flood came and took them all away, thus will be the coming of The Son of Man. NT Translations Anderson New Testamentand knew not, till the flood came and took them all away: so shall be the coming of the Son of man. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament and they knew it not till the deluge came, and swept them all away; such also shall the coming of the Son of man be. Mace New Testament having no thoughts of the flood till it came, and swept them all away; so shall also the advent of the son of man be. Weymouth New Testament nor did they realise any danger till the Deluge came and swept them all away; so will it be at the Coming of the Son of Man. Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Readiness at Any Hour…38For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. 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. 40Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.… Cross References 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 ... Luke 17:26-30 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. / It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. ... 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; 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. 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.” ... 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 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 7:10-12 And after seven days the floodwaters came upon the earth. / 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 7:17-23 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. ... 2 Peter 3:6 through which the world of that time perished in the flood. Luke 21:34-36 But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare. / For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth. / So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.” 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3 For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. Revelation 16:15 “Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.” Matthew 25:13 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour. Treasury of Scripture And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Matthew 13:13-15 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand… Judges 20:34 And 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 23:35 They 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. Jump to Previous Care Danger Deluge Flood Presence Swept Understand WatersJump to Next Care Danger Deluge Flood Presence Swept Understand WatersMatthew 24 1. Jesus foretells the destruction of the temple;3. what and how great calamities shall be before it; 29. the signs of his coming to judgment. 36. And because that day and hour are unknown, 42. we ought to watch like good servants, expecting our Master's coming. And they were oblivious This phrase highlights the ignorance and unawareness of the people during Noah's time. In the biblical context, this refers to the people who were living their daily lives without heeding Noah's warnings about the impending flood. This ignorance is often seen as a result of spiritual blindness and a focus on worldly matters rather than spiritual truths. The cultural context of Noah's time was one of moral decay and corruption, as described in Genesis 6:5, where every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. until the flood came and swept them all away So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man Persons / Places / Events 1. The People of Noah's TimeThese individuals lived during the time of Noah and were unaware of the impending flood despite Noah's warnings. 2. Noah A righteous man chosen by God to build the ark and preserve life during the flood. His obedience and faith are central to the account. 3. The Flood A cataclysmic event sent by God to cleanse the earth of its wickedness, serving as a divine judgment. 4. The Son of Man A title used by Jesus to refer to Himself, emphasizing His role in the final judgment and His return. 5. The Coming of the Son of Man Refers to the second coming of Jesus Christ, a future event when He will return to judge the living and the dead. Teaching Points Awareness and PreparednessJust as the people in Noah's time were caught unaware, we must remain vigilant and prepared for Christ's return. Judgment and Mercy The flood was both a judgment on sin and an act of mercy for Noah and his family. Similarly, Christ's return will bring judgment but also fulfillment of His promises to believers. Living Righteously Like Noah, we are called to live righteously in a world that often ignores God's warnings. The Importance of Heeding Warnings The people of Noah's time ignored the warnings. We must heed the warnings found in Scripture about the end times. The Certainty of Christ's Return Just as the flood came as promised, so will the return of Christ. This certainty should influence how we live our daily lives.(39) So shall also the coming of the Son of man be.--The words justify the interpretation given above of Matthew 24:29-30. If the "signs" of the Advent were to be phenomena visible to the eye of sense, there could not be this reckless apathy of nescience. If they are to be tokens, "signs of the times," which can be discerned only by the illumined insight of the faithful, the hardened unbelief on the one side, and the expectant watchfulness on the other, are the natural result of the power or the want of power to discern them.Verse 39. - Knew not. They would not comprehend the signs of the coming judgment, or, at any rate, refused to profit by them, preferring their own carnal pleasures to the care of their souls and the amendment of their lives. The Lord assures us that similar recklessness and unbelief will be found at his coming. Doubtless anguish and fear will fill many hearts, but the general feeling will be incredulity, and a false security which refuses to take warning. Sadler compares it to Belshazzar's feast at the very moment of danger, and the Athenians' insensibility at the time of the great plague, when the people seemed to be exemplifying the maxim, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die" (Isaiah 22:18). "For like as when the ark was making, they believed not; but while it was set in the midst of them, proclaiming beforehand the evils that are to come, they, when they saw it, lived in pleasure... so also now, antichrist, indeed, shall appear, after whom is the end, and the punishments at the end, and vengeance intolerable; but they that are held by the intoxication of wickedness [comp. Wisd. 4:12] shall not so much as perceive the dreadful nature of the things that are on the point of being done. Wherefore also Paul saith, 'as travail upon a woman with child' [1 Thessalonians 5:8], even so shall those fearful and incurable evils come upon them" (Chrysostom, 'Hom.,' in loc.). Morisen considers that Christ is not blaming the antediluvians, but simply referring to the fact that up to the last moment they were ignorant of the impending catastrophe. But this seems inadequate. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Andκαὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. they were oblivious, ἔγνωσαν (egnōsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications. until ἕως (heōs) Conjunction Strong's 2193: A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative 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. flood κατακλυσμὸς (kataklysmos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2627: A deluge, flood. From katakluzo; an inundation. came ἦλθεν (ēlthen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2064: To come, go. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. swept them all away. ἦρεν (ēren) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 142: To raise, lift up, take away, remove. So οὕτως (houtōs) Adverb Strong's 3779: Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows). 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. [at] the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. coming παρουσία (parousia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3952: From the present participle of pareimi; a being near, i.e. Advent; physically, aspect. 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 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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