Matthew 24:39

39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Matthew 24:39 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
English Standard Version (ESV)
39 and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
New Living Translation (NLT)
39 People didn’t realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes.
The Message Bible (MSG)
39 They knew nothing - until the flood hit and swept everything away.
American Standard Version (ASV)
39 and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
39 They were not aware of what was happening until the flood came and swept all of them away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man comes again.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
39 They didn't know until the flood came and swept them all away. So this is the way the coming of the Son of Man will be:
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
39 They knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man comes.

Matthew 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.''

FOOTNOTES:

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

Matthew 24:39 In-Context

37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
38 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;
39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.
41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.

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