Genesis 6
NLT
Commentaries

Show in the text

Up to 5 commentaries at a time. Each excerpt opens in full.

New Living Translation

Genesis 6:9-13

9This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God.

10Noah was the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11Now God saw that the earth had become corrupt and was filled with violence.

12God observed all this corruption in the world, for everyone on earth was corrupt.

13So God said to Noah, “I have decided to destroy all living creatures, for they have filled the earth with violence. Yes, I will wipe them all out along with the earth!

Read all of Genesis 6

Commentaries on Genesis 6

New Living Translation — © 1996, 2004, 2015 Tyndale House Foundation