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Luke 17:26–27

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17:26Just74 as it was75 in the days of Noah,76 so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man. 17:27People77 were eating,78 they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage—right up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then79 the flood came and destroyed them all.80

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Footnotes

  1. 74 Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  2. 75 Or “as it happened.”
  3. 76 Like the days of Noah, the time of the flood in Gen 6:5–8:22, the judgment will come as a surprise as people live their day to day lives.
  4. 77 Grk “They.” The plural in Greek is indefinite, referring to people in general.
  5. 78 These verbs (“eating … drinking … marrying … being given in marriage”) are all progressive imperfects, describing action in progress at that time.
  6. 79 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  7. 80 Like that flood came and destroyed them all, the coming judgment associated with the Son of Man will condemn many.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man. They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man: People went on eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage until the day Noah boarded the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

NLTNew Living Translation

“When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day. In those days, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came and destroyed them all.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And just as it was in the days of Noah, so also it will be in the days of the Son of Man—they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

KJV 1900King James Version

And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.