Matthew 24:38

Matthew 24:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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,
• New International Version (NIV)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;
• English Standard Version (ESV)For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark,
• New King James Version (NKJV)For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,

Context of Matthew 24:38

36“But as for that day and hour no one knows it – not even the angels in heaven – except the Father alone. 37For just like the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be. For in those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark. 39And 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. 40Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left.

Matthew 24:38 word by word

ὡς γὰρ ἦσαν ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις ταῖς πρὸ τοῦ κατακλυσμοῦ, τρώγοντες καὶ πίνοντες, γαμοῦντες καὶ γαμίζοντες, ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας εἰσῆλθεν Νῶε εἰς τὴν κιβωτόν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• asὥσπερhōsper · just asG5618
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the daysὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• beforeπρόpro · beforeG4253
• the floodκατακλυσμόςkataklusmos · floodG2627
• they were eatingτρώγωtrōgō · to eatG5176
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• drinkingπίνωpinō piō poō · to drinkG4095
• marryingγαμέωgameō · to marryG1060
• giving in marriageἐκγαμίζωekgamizō · to marryG1547
• untilἄχριachri achris · untilG891
• thatεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• NoeΝῶεNōe · NoahG3575
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the arkκιβωτόςkibōtos · ark: NoahG2787

Cross-references for Matthew 24:38

• Genesis 6:2the sons of God saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful. Thus they took wives for themselves from any they chose.
• 1 Samuel 25:36When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his house like that of the king. Nabal was having a good time and was very intoxicated. She told him absolutely nothing until morning’s light.
• 1 Samuel 30:16So he took David down, and they found them spread out over the land. They were eating and drinking and enjoying themselves because of all the loot they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.
• Isaiah 22:12At that time the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, called for weeping and mourning, for shaved heads and sackcloth.
• Ezekiel 16:49“‘See here – this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters had majesty, abundance of food, and enjoyed carefree ease, but they did not help the poor and needy.
• Amos 6:3You refuse to believe a day of disaster will come, but you establish a reign of violence.
• Luke 12:19And I will say to myself, “You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!”’
• Luke 14:18But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please excuse me.’
• Luke 17:26Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man.
• Luke 21:34“But be on your guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day close down upon you suddenly like a trap.
• Romans 13:13Let us live decently as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in discord and jealousy.
• 1 Corinthians 7:29And I say this, brothers and sisters: The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,

Commentaries on Matthew 24:38

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38For as in the days … - The things mentioned here denote attention to the affairs of this life rather than to what was coming on them. It does not mean that these things were wrong, but only that such was their actual employment, and that they were regardless of what was coming upon them.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-41Verses 29-41 Christ foretells his second coming. It is usual for prophets to speak of things as near and just at hand, to express the greatness and certainty of them. Concerning Christ's second coming, it is foretold that there shall be a great change, in order to the making all things new. Then they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds. At his first coming, he was set for a sign that should be spoken against, but at his second coming, a sign…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 37-41The second coming of Jesus will surprise people, just like the flood of Noah did (Genesis 7). The only way to be ready is to live consistently alert and obedient (compare Luke 17:26–27, 34–35).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 24:38

• Antediluvians
• Ark
• Earth
• Flood
• Impenitence
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus Continued
• Noah
• Worldliness

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Commentaries on Matthew 24

• 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