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Matthew 24:38
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Matthew 24:38
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38 For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark,
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Matthew 24:38
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Matthew 24:38
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38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage,(A) up to the day Noah entered the ark;
Luke 17:26-28
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Luke 17:26-28
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26 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so, too, it will be in the days of the Son of Man.(A) 27 They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage until the day Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed all of them. 28 Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot, they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building,(B)
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Luke 17:26-28
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Luke 17:26-28
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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.
28 “It was the same in the days of Lot.(B) People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
Luke 14:18-20
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Luke 14:18-20
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18 But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of land, and I must go out and see it; please accept my regrets.’ 19 Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please accept my regrets.’ 20 Another said, ‘I have just been married, and therefore I cannot come.’(A)
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Luke 14:18-20
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Luke 14:18-20
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18 “But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’
19 “Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’
20 “Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’
Romans 13:13-14
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Romans 13:13-14
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13 let us walk decently as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in illicit sex and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy.(A) 14 Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.(B)
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Romans 13:13-14
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Romans 13:13-14
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13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness,(A) not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.(B) 14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ,(C) and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.[a](D)
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- Romans 13:14 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
Luke 12:45
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Luke 12:45
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45 But if that slave says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the other slaves, men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk,
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Luke 12:45
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Luke 12:45
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45 But suppose the servant says to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time in coming,’ and he then begins to beat the other servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk.
Genesis 6:2
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Genesis 6:2
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2 the sons of God saw that they were fair, and they took wives for themselves of all that they chose.(A)
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Genesis 6:2
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Genesis 6:2
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2 the sons of God(A) saw that the daughters(B) of humans were beautiful,(C) and they married(D) any of them they chose.
1 Corinthians 7:29-31
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1 Corinthians 7:29-31
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29 I mean, brothers and sisters, the appointed time has grown short; from now on, let even those who have wives be as though they had none,(A) 30 and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no possessions, 31 and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the present form of this world is passing away.(B)
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1 Corinthians 7:29-31
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1 Corinthians 7:29-31
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29 What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short.(A) From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not; 30 those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep; 31 those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.(B)
Luke 21:34
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Luke 21:34
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34 “Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life and that day does not catch you unexpectedly,(A)
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Luke 21:34
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Luke 21:34
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34 “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life,(A) and that day will close on you suddenly(B) like a trap.
Luke 12:19
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Luke 12:19
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19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’(A)
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Luke 12:19
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19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’
Matthew 22:30
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Matthew 22:30
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30 For in the resurrection people neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like angels of God[a] in heaven.
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- 22.30 Other ancient authorities lack of God
Matthew 22:30
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Matthew 22:30
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30 At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage;(A) they will be like the angels in heaven.
Amos 6:3-6
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Amos 6:3-6
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3 you who put far away the evil day
and bring near a reign of violence?(A)
4 Woe to those who lie on beds of ivory
and lounge on their couches
and eat lambs from the flock
and calves from the stall,(B)
5 who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp
and like David improvise on instruments of music,(C)
6 who drink wine from bowls
and anoint themselves with the finest oils
but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!(D)
Amos 6:3-6
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Amos 6:3-6
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3 You put off the day of disaster
and bring near a reign of terror.(A)
4 You lie on beds adorned with ivory
and lounge on your couches.(B)
You dine on choice lambs
and fattened calves.(C)
5 You strum away on your harps(D) like David
and improvise on musical instruments.(E)
6 You drink wine(F) by the bowlful
and use the finest lotions,
but you do not grieve(G) over the ruin of Joseph.(H)
Isaiah 22:12-14
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Isaiah 22:12-14
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12 On that day the Lord God of hosts
called for weeping and mourning,
for baldness and putting on sackcloth,(A)
13 but instead there was joy and festivity,
killing oxen and slaughtering sheep,
eating meat and drinking wine.
“Let us eat and drink,
for tomorrow we die.”(B)
14 The Lord of hosts has revealed himself in my ears:
“Surely this iniquity will not be forgiven you until you die,”
says the Lord God of hosts.(C)
Isaiah 22:12-14
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Isaiah 22:12-14
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12 The Lord, the Lord Almighty,
called you on that day(A)
to weep(B) and to wail,
to tear out your hair(C) and put on sackcloth.(D)
13 But see, there is joy and revelry,(E)
slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep,
eating of meat and drinking of wine!(F)
“Let us eat and drink,” you say,
“for tomorrow we die!”(G)
14 The Lord Almighty has revealed this in my hearing:(H) “Till your dying day this sin will not be atoned(I) for,” says the Lord, the Lord Almighty.
Ezekiel 16:49-50
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Ezekiel 16:49-50
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49 This was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease but did not aid the poor and needy.(A) 50 They were haughty and did abominable things before me; therefore I removed them when I saw it.(B)
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Ezekiel 16:49-50
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Ezekiel 16:49-50
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