As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
Parallel translations
- WEB “As the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
- KJV But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
- NKJV But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
- NASB For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah.
- NLT “When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day.
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Quick answer
As in Noah's days, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. Life will seem ordinary until sudden judgment arrives.
Overview
Jesus compares his return to the era before the flood, when people lived unaware of impending judgment. The point is not gross wickedness alone but spiritual carelessness amid normal life. As the flood came suddenly upon the unprepared, so will the Son of Man come. The warning calls hearers to repentance and watchfulness before the door closes.
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Cross-references · 9
- Luke 17:26–27Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:
- Gen 6:1–7Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,
- 2 Pet 3:6through which the world of that time perished in the flood.
- Heb 11:7By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
- 2 Pet 2:5if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
- Matt 24:39And they were oblivious, until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
- 1 Pet 3:20–21who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.
- Gen 7:6–23Now Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters came upon the earth.
- Job 22:15–17Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod?
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