⁵ The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth,^(A) and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.^{(B) 6} The Lord regretted^(C) that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. ⁷ So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth^(D) the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.^(E)” ⁸ But Noah^(F) found favor in the eyes of the Lord.^(G)

Noah and the Flood

⁹ This is the account^(H) of Noah and his family.

Noah was a righteous man, blameless^(I) among the people of his time,^(J) and he walked faithfully with God.^(K)

¹¹ Now the earth was corrupt^(A) in God’s sight and was full of violence.^(B)

¹³ So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy^(A) both them and the earth.^(B)

¹⁷ I am going to bring floodwaters^(A) on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish.^{(B) 18} But I will establish my covenant with you,^(C) and you will enter the ark^(D)—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you. ¹⁹ You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you.^(E)

²² Noah did everything just as God commanded him.^(A)