New English Translation
Luke 17:26
26Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man.
Luke 17:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
- New International Version (NIV)“Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:
Context of Luke 17:26
24For just like the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day. 25But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man. 27People were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage – right up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. 28Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot, people were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building;
Read all of Luke 17Luke 17:26 word by word
Καὶ καθὼς ἐγένετο ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Νῶε, οὕτως ἔσται καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
- it wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- of NoeΝῶεNōe · NoahG3575
- soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
- shall it beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- of the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- of manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
Cross-references for Luke 17:26
- Genesis 7:7Noah entered the ark along with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives because of the floodwaters.
- Job 22:15Will you keep to the old path that evil men have walked –
- Matthew 24:37For just like the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.
- Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
- 1 Peter 3:19In it he went and preached to the spirits in prison,
- 2 Peter 2:5and if he did not spare the ancient world, but did protect Noah, a herald of righteousness, along with seven others, when God brought a flood on an ungodly world,
- 2 Peter 3:6Through these things the world existing at that time was destroyed when it was deluged with water.
- Luke 17:22Then he said to the disciples, “The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.
- Luke 18:8I tell you, he will give them justice speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
Commentaries on Luke 17:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26As it was in the days of Noe - See on Matthew 24:38; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26See the notes at Matthew 24:37-39.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-37Verses 20-37 The kingdom of God was among the Jews, or rather within some of them. It was a spiritual kingdom, set up in the heart by the power of Divine grace. Observe how it had been with sinners formerly, and in what state the judgments of God, which they had been warned of, found them. Here is shown what a dreadful surprise this destruction will be to the secure and sensual. Thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. When Christ came…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-29in the days of Noah … in the days of Lot: See Genesis 6–9 for Noah and Genesis 18:16–19:29 for Lot. Both stories describe God's severe judgment against human evil.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-3026-30. eat ... married ... planted--all the ordinary occupations and enjoyments of life. Though the antediluvian world and the cities of the plain were awfully wicked, it is not their wickedness, but their worldliness, their unbelief and indifference to the future, their unpreparedness, that is here held up as a warning. Note.--These recorded events of Old Testament history--denied or explained away nowadays by not a few--are referred to here as facts.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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