Matthew 24:39 “And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away.…”

Matthew 24:39

And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

World English Bible

and they didn’t know until the flood came and took them all away, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

American Standard Version

and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

Geneva Bible 1599

And knewe nothing, till the flood came, and tooke them all away, so shall also the comming of the Sonne of man be.

Darby Translation

and they knew not till the flood came and took all away; thus also shall be the coming of the Son of man.

Young's Literal Translation

and they did not know till the flood came and took all away; so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man.

Bible in Basic English

And they had no care till the waters came and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

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Cross references

“And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”

John 3:20 Acts 13:41 Proverbs 24:12 Proverbs 29:7 2 Peter 3:5 Matthew 13:13–15

John 3:20 · BSB

Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

Acts 13:41 · BSB

‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’ ”

Proverbs 24:12 · BSB

If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?

Proverbs 29:7 · BSB

The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.

2 Peter 3:5 · BSB

But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,

Matthew 13:13–15 · BSB

This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’

Also

Matthew 24:37

Matthew 24:37 · BSB

As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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.

40Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.

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