Matthew 24:37

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
As the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

King James Version (1611)
But as the dayes of Noe were, so shall also the comming of the Sonne of man be.

King James Version
But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

English Standard Version
For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

New American Standard Bible
"For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah.

New Century Version
When the Son of Man comes, it will be like what happened during Noah's time.

Amplified Bible
"For the coming of the Son of Man (the Messiah) will be just like the days of Noah.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah.

Legacy Standard Bible
For just as the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

Contemporary English Version
When the Son of Man appears, things will be just as they were when Noah lived.

Complete Jewish Bible
For the Son of Man's coming will be just as it was in the days of Noach.

Darby Translation
But as the days of Noe, so also shall be the coming of the Son of man.

Easy-to-Read Version
"When the Son of Man comes, it will be the same as what happened during Noah's time.

Geneva Bible (1587)
But as the dayes of Noe were, so likewise shall the comming of the Sonne of man be.

George Lamsa Translation
Just as in the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

Good News Translation
The coming of the Son of Man will be like what happened in the time of Noah.

Lexham English Bible
For just as the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

Literal Translation
But as the days of Noah, so also will be the coming of the Son of Man.

American Standard Version
And as were the days of Noah, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

Bible in Basic English
And as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

Hebrew Names Version
"As the days of Noach, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

International Standard Version
For just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be when the Son of Man comes.

Etheridge Translation
But as the days of Nûch, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

Murdock Translation
And as the days of Noah, so will the coming of the Son of man be.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But as the dayes of Noe were, so shall also the commyng of the sonne of man be.

English Revised Version
And as were the days of Noah, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

World English Bible
As the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But as the days of Noah, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

Weymouth's New Testament
`For as it was in the time of Noah, so it will be at the Coming of the Son of Man.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But as it was in the daies of Noe, so schal be the comyng of mannus sone.

Update Bible Version
For as [were] the days of Noah, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

Webster's Bible Translation
But as the days of Noah [were], so will also the coming of the Son of man be.

New English Translation
For just like the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

New King James Version
But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

New Living Translation
"When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah's day.

New Life Bible
"When the Son of Man comes, it will be the same as when Noah lived.

New Revised Standard
For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, just as the days of Noah, so, will be the presence of the Son of Man;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And as in the days of Noe, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

Revised Standard Version
As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
As the tyme of Noe was so lyke wyse shall the cominge of ye sonne of man be.

Young's Literal Translation
and as the days of Noah -- so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Euen as it was in the tyme of Noe, so shal the commynge of the sonne of man be also.

Mace New Testament (1729)
as the days of Noe were, so shall also the advent of the son of man be.

THE MESSAGE
"The Arrival of the Son of Man will take place in times like Noah's. Before the great flood everyone was carrying on as usual, having a good time right up to the day Noah boarded the ark. They knew nothing—until the flood hit and swept everything away. "The Son of Man's Arrival will be like that: Two men will be working in the field—one will be taken, one left behind; two women will be grinding at the mill—one will be taken, one left behind. So stay awake, alert. You have no idea what day your Master will show up. But you do know this: You know that if the homeowner had known what time of night the burglar would arrive, he would have been there with his dogs to prevent the break-in. Be vigilant just like that. You have no idea when the Son of Man is going to show up. "Who here qualifies for the job of overseeing the kitchen? A person the Master can depend on to feed the workers on time each day. Someone the Master can drop in on unannounced and always find him doing his job. A God-blessed man or woman, I tell you. It won't be long before the Master will put this person in charge of the whole operation. "But if that person only looks out for himself, and the minute the Master is away does what he pleases—abusing the help and throwing drunken parties for his friends—the Master is going to show up when he least expects it and make hash of him. He'll end up in the dump with the hypocrites, out in the cold shivering, teeth chattering."

Simplified Cowboy Version
When you see the Boss's Son come back, it will be just like when the rain started fallin' in the time of Noah.

Contextual Overview

³²Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near. ³³So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door. ³⁴Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened. ³⁵Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away. ³⁶No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. ³⁷As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.³⁸For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. 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. ⁴⁰Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. ⁴¹Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Genesis 6:1 - Genesis 7:24, Job 22:15-17, Luke 17:26, Luke 17:27, Hebrews 11:7, 1 Peter 3:20, 1 Peter 3:21, 2 Peter 2:5, 2 Peter 3:6

Reciprocal: Genesis 5:29 - he called Genesis 7:1 - Come Genesis 7:23 - every living substance 1 Chronicles 1:4 - Noah Job 22:16 - whose foundation was overflown with a flood 1 Thessalonians 5:3 - Peace

Cross-References

Genesis 6:2
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.

Genesis 24:1
By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.

Genesis 24:2
So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, "Place your hand under my thigh,

Genesis 24:3
and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,

Genesis 24:9
So the servant placed his hand under his master Abraham's thigh and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.

Genesis 27:46
Then Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am weary of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from among them, what good is my life?"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But as the days of Noe were,.... So Noah is usually called Noe by the Septuagint: the sense is, as were the practices of the men of that generation, in which Noah lived, so will be the practices of the men of that age, in which the son of man comes; or as the flood, which happened in the days of Noah, was sudden and unexpected; it came upon men thoughtless about it, though they had warning of it; and was universal, swept them all away, excepting a few that were saved in the ark:

so shall also the coming of the son of man be; to take vengeance on the Jews, on a sudden, at an unawares, when they would be unthoughtful about it; though they were forewarned of it by Christ and his apostles, and their destruction be as universal; all would be involved in it, excepting a few, that were directed a little before, to go out of the city of Jerusalem to Pella; where they were saved, as Noah and his family were in the ark.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Noe - The Greek way of writing “Noah.” See Gen. 6–9. The coming of the Son of man would be as it was in the days of Noah:

1. In its being sudden and unexpected, the “precise time” not being made known, though the “general” indications had been given.
2. The world would be found as it was then.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 37. - 38. As the days of Noah - they were eating and drinking — That is, they spent their time in rapine, luxury, and riot. The design of these verses seems to be, that the desolation should be as general as it should be unexpected.