Genesis 6:5-13

5But the Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time.

6The Lord regretted that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was highly offended.

7So the Lord said, “I will wipe humankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth – everything from humankind to animals, including creatures that move on the ground and birds of the air, for I regret that I have made them.”

8But Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord.

9This is the account of Noah. Noah was a godly man; he was blameless among his contemporaries. He walked with God.

10Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11The earth was ruined in the sight of God; the earth was filled with violence.

12God saw the earth, and indeed it was ruined, for all living creatures on the earth were sinful.

13So God said to Noah, “I have decided that all living creatures must die, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. Now I am about to destroy them and the earth.