Matthew 24:38

Verse

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.

American Standard Version (1901)

For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,

Bible in Basic English

Because as in those days before the overflowing of the waters, they were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day when Noah went into the ark,

Douay-Rheims 1899

For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, even till that day in which Noe entered into the ark,

Free Bible Version

It will be as in the days before the flood, when they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, right up until the day that Noah went into the ark.

Geneva Bible 1599

For as in the dayes before the flood, they did eate and drinke, marrie, and giue in mariage, vnto the day that Noe entred into the Arke,

King James (Authorized) Version

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,

One Unity Resource Bible

For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah [Rest] entered into the ship,

Unlocked Literal Bible

For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noah entered the ark,

Noah Webster Bible

For as in the days that were before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,

World English Bible

For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ship,

Young's Literal Translation

for as they were, in the days before the flood, eating, and drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage, till the day Noah entered into the ark,

Context

Readiness at Any Hour

³⁷As it was in the days of Noah, so will it 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 were oblivious, until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

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Summary

In Matthew 24:38, Jesus uses the analogy of the days of Noah to illustrate the suddenness and unexpected nature of His second coming. Just as people were caught off guard by the flood in Noah's time, so too will many be unprepared for the return of the Son of Man. This verse serves as a warning to be vigilant, spiritually alert, and ready for the day when Christ will come again to judge the world. It underscores the importance of living a life of faithfulness and obedience, always anticipating the imminent return of Jesus.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

And knew not until the flood came,.... That is, they did not advert or give heed to what Noah said to them about it: they slighted and despised his warnings; they did not believe, that what he said of the flood was true; they had notice of it, but they would not know it, and therefore God gave them up to judicial blindness and hardness of heart; and so they remained, until it came upon them at once: and took them all away; the whole world of the ungodly, every man, woman, and child, except eight persons only; Noah and his wife, and his three sons and their wives; for the deluge was universal, and reached to all the inhabitants of the world, who all perished in it, excepting the above persons, So shall also the coming of the son of man be: such shall be, as it was, the case of the Jews, before the destruction of Jerusalem: they gave themselves up to all manner of wickedness and uncleanness; they disregarded the warnings of Christ and his apostles; they were careless and secure of danger; they would not believe their ruin was at hand, when it was just upon them; they buoyed themselves up to the very last, that a deliverer would arise, and save them; they cried peace, peace, when sudden destruction was nigh; even of them all, their nation, city, and temple, a few only excepted, as in the days of Noah: and though they were so much like the men of that generation, yet they themselves say of them, that "the generation of the flood have no part in the world to come, nor shall they stand in judgment, according to Gen 6:3 (o). (o) Misn. Sanhedrin, c. 11. sect. 3.