Readiness at Any Hour
Matthew 24:37
In 9 translations
- BSB
- As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at 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.
- WEB
- As the days of Noah were, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
- ASV
- And as were the days of Noah, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
- LSV
- and as the days of Noah—so will also be the coming of the Son of Man;
- YLT
- and as the days of Noah — so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man;
- DBY
- But as the days of Noe, so also shall be the coming of the Son of man.
- DRC
- And as in the days of Noe, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
- GNV
- But as the dayes of Noe were, so likewise shall the comming of the Sonne of man be.
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read γὰρ (“for”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read δὲ (“now”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include καὶ (“also”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
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- SBLGNT: γὰρ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read γὰρ; Robinson–Pierpont read δὲ.
- SBLGNT: ἔσται. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἔσται; Robinson–Pierpont add καὶ.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ὥσπερ γὰρ αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ Νῶε, οὕτως ἔσται ἡ παρουσία τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου·
- RP2018
- Ὥσπερ δὲ αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ Νῶε, οὕτως ἔσται καὶ ἡ παρουσία τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.
- TR-Boyd
- Ὥσπερ δὲ αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ Νῶε, οὕτως ἔσται καὶ ἡ παρουσία τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.
- SCR1894
- ωσπερ δε αι ημεραι του νωε ουτως εσται και η παρουσια του υιου του ανθρωπου
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
Matthew, Gospel according toNoeDelugeOlves, Mount ofAntediluviansMillennium, Premillennial ViewDesire of All NationsDeluge, TheEarthProvidence
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Cross-references most cited first
- 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: People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and…
- Genesis 6:1–7Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose. So the LORD said, “My…
- 2 Peter 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;
- Hebrews 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 Peter 3:6through which the world of that time perished in the flood.
- Matthew 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 Peter 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. And this water symbolizes the baptism that now…
- Genesis 7:6–23Now Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters came upon the earth. And Noah and his wife, with his sons and their wives, entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood. The clean and unclean animals, the birds,…
- Job 22:15–17Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod? They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood. They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to…
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