37 (A)For as were the days of Noah, (B)so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

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37 As it was in the days of Noah,(A) so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

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26 (A)Just as it was in the days of (B)Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man. 27 (C)They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

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26 “Just as it was in the days of Noah,(A) so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. 27 People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

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Increasing Corruption on Earth

When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. Then the Lord said, (A)“My Spirit shall not abide in[a] man forever, (B)for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.” The Nephilim[b] were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown.

(C)The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every (D)intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And (E)the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it (F)grieved him to his heart. So the Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them.”

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  1. Genesis 6:3 Or My Spirit shall not contend with
  2. Genesis 6:4 Or giants

Wickedness in the World

When human beings began to increase in number on the earth(A) and daughters were born to them, the sons of God(B) saw that the daughters(C) of humans were beautiful,(D) and they married(E) any of them they chose. Then the Lord said, “My Spirit(F) will not contend with[a] humans forever,(G) for they are mortal[b];(H) their days will be a hundred and twenty years.”

The Nephilim(I) were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans(J) and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.(K)

The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth,(L) and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.(M) The Lord regretted(N) that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth(O) 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.(P)

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  1. Genesis 6:3 Or My spirit will not remain in
  2. Genesis 6:3 Or corrupt

if he did not spare the ancient world, but (A)preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought (B)a flood upon the world of the ungodly;

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if he did not spare the ancient world(A) when he brought the flood on its ungodly people,(B) but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;(C)

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By faith (A)Noah, being warned by God concerning (B)events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of (C)the righteousness that comes by faith.

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By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen,(A) in holy fear built an ark(B) to save his family.(C) By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.(D)

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and that by means of these the world that then existed (A)was deluged with water and (B)perished.

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By these waters also the world of that time(A) was deluged and destroyed.(B)

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39 and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, (A)so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

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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.(A)

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20 because[a] they formerly did not obey, (A)when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, (B)while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, (C)eight persons, were brought safely through water. 21 Baptism, which corresponds to this, (D)now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but (E)as an appeal to God for a good conscience, (F)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

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  1. 1 Peter 3:20 Or when

20 to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently(A) in the days of Noah while the ark was being built.(B) In it only a few people, eight in all,(C) were saved(D) through water, 21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you(E) also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience(F) toward God.[a] It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,(G)

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  1. 1 Peter 3:21 Or but an appeal to God for a clear conscience

Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came upon the earth. And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him went into the ark to escape the waters of the flood. Of clean animals, and of animals that are not clean, and of birds, and of everything that creeps on the ground, two and two, male and female, went into the ark with Noah, as God had commanded Noah. 10 And after seven days the waters of the flood came upon the earth.

11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the (A)fountains of the great deep burst forth, and (B)the windows of the heavens were opened. 12 And rain fell upon the earth forty days and forty nights. 13 On the very same day Noah and his sons, Shem and Ham and Japheth, and Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons with them entered the ark, 14 they and every beast, according to its kind, and all the livestock according to their kinds, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, according to its kind, and every bird, according to its kind, every winged creature. 15 They (C)went into the ark with Noah, two and two of all flesh in which there was the breath of life. 16 And those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in (D)as God had commanded him. And the Lord shut him in.

17 The flood (E)continued forty days on the earth. The waters increased and bore up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. 18 The waters prevailed and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the face of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed so mightily on the earth that all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered. 20 The waters prevailed above the mountains, covering them fifteen cubits[a] deep. 21 And (F)all flesh died that moved on the earth, birds, livestock, beasts, all swarming creatures that swarm on the earth, and all mankind. 22 Everything on the dry land (G)in whose nostrils was the breath of life died. 23 He blotted out every living thing that was on the face of the ground, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens. They were blotted out from the earth. Only (H)Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ark.

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  1. Genesis 7:20 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters

Noah was six hundred years old(A) when the floodwaters came on the earth. And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives entered the ark(B) to escape the waters of the flood. Pairs of clean and unclean(C) animals, of birds and of all creatures that move along the ground, male and female, came to Noah and entered the ark, as God had commanded Noah.(D) 10 And after the seven days(E) the floodwaters came on the earth.

11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life,(F) on the seventeenth day of the second month(G)—on that day all the springs of the great deep(H) burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens(I) were opened. 12 And rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights.(J)

13 On that very day Noah and his sons,(K) Shem, Ham and Japheth, together with his wife and the wives of his three sons, entered the ark.(L) 14 They had with them every wild animal according to its kind, all livestock according to their kinds, every creature that moves along the ground according to its kind and every bird according to its kind,(M) everything with wings. 15 Pairs of all creatures that have the breath of life in them came to Noah and entered the ark.(N) 16 The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah.(O) Then the Lord shut him in.

17 For forty days(P) the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high above the earth. 18 The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water. 19 They rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered.(Q) 20 The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than fifteen cubits.[a][b] (R) 21 Every living thing that moved on land perished—birds, livestock, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind.(S) 22 Everything on dry land that had the breath of life(T) in its nostrils died. 23 Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out; people and animals and the creatures that move along the ground and the birds were wiped from the earth.(U) Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark.(V)

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  1. Genesis 7:20 That is, about 23 feet or about 6.8 meters
  2. Genesis 7:20 Or rose more than fifteen cubits, and the mountains were covered

15 Will you keep to the old way
    that wicked men have trod?
16 They were snatched away (A)before their time;
    their foundation was washed away.[a]
17 They said to God, (B)‘Depart from us,’
    and (C)‘What can the Almighty do to us?’[b]

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  1. Job 22:16 Or their foundation was poured out as a stream (or river)
  2. Job 22:17 Hebrew them

15 Will you keep to the old path
    that the wicked(A) have trod?(B)
16 They were carried off before their time,(C)
    their foundations(D) washed away by a flood.(E)
17 They said to God, ‘Leave us alone!
    What can the Almighty do to us?’(F)

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