Mateo 24:39

39 y no conocieron hasta que vino el diluvio y tomó a todos, así será también la venida del Hijo del hombre

Mateo 24:39 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 24:39

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 ( Genesis 6:3 ) ^F15.''

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 Misn. Sanhedrin, c. 11. sect. 3.

Mateo 24:39 In-Context

37 Mas como en los días de Noé, así será la venida del Hijo del hombre

38 Porque como eran en los días antes del diluvio, estaban comiendo y bebiendo, tomando mujeres los maridos y dándolas los padres, hasta el día que Noé entró en el arca

39 y no conocieron hasta que vino el diluvio y tomó a todos, así será también la venida del Hijo del hombre

40 Entonces estarán dos en el campo; el uno será tomado, y el otro será dejado

41 Dos mujeres estarán moliendo a un molinillo; la una será tomada, y la otra será dejada