Matthew 24:37

Matthew 24:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day.

Context of Matthew 24:37

35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. 36“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 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 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.

Matthew 24:37 word by word

ὥσπερ γὰρ αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ Νῶε, οὕτως ἔσται ἡ παρουσία τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• asὥσπερhōsper · just asG5618
• the daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• of NoeΝῶεNōe · NoahG3575
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• shallεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• the comingπαρουσίαparousia · comingG3952
• of the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for Matthew 24:37

• Genesis 6:1When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them,
• Job 22:15Will you keep to the old path that the wicked have trod?
• Luke 17:26“Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man.
• Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.
• 1 Peter 3:20to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water,
• 2 Peter 2:5if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;
• 2 Peter 3:6By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed.

Commentaries on Matthew 24:37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37As the days of Noah - they were eating and drinking - That is, they spent their time in rapine, luxury, and riot. The design of these verses seems to be, that the desolation should be as general as it should be unexpected.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37Noe - The Greek way of writing “Noah.” See Genesis 69. The coming of the Son of man would be as it was in the days of Noah: 1.In its being sudden and unexpected, the “precise time” not being made known, though the “general” indications had been given. 2.The world would be found as it was then.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. 37at the coming of the Son of Man: This refers to the second coming of Jesus (see Matthew 24:3; compare Luke 17:26). in the days of Noah (see Genesis 6:9–22; 2 Peter 2:5; 3:5–6): This is not comparing how serious the sins were. Instead, it shows that people did not notice what God was doing. They were too focused on everyday pleasures and celebrations (Matthew 6:19–34).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 24:37

• Antediluvians
• Earth
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
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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