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,
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat.

Context of Matthew 24:38

36“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 37As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 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; 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. 40Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other 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 humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.
• 1 Samuel 25:36When Abigail went to Nabal, he was in the house holding a banquet like that of a king. He was in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing at all until daybreak.
• 1 Samuel 30:16He led David down, and there they were, scattered over the countryside, eating, drinking and reveling because of the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from Judah.
• Isaiah 22:12The Lord, the Lord Almighty, called you on that day to weep and to wail, to tear out your hair and put on sackcloth.
• Ezekiel 16:49“ ‘Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy.
• Amos 6:3You put off the day of disaster and bring near a reign of terror.
• Luke 12:19And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.” ’
• Luke 14:18“But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’
• 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.
• Luke 21:34“Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.
• Romans 13:13Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
• 1 Corinthians 7:29What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not;

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