Matthew 24:38
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For, as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, even till that day in which Noe entered into the ark:

they.

Genesis 6:2 The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took to themselves wives of all which they chose.

1 Samuel 25:36-38 And Abigail came to Nabal: and behold he had a feast in his house, like the feast of a king: and Nabal's heart was merry, for he was very drunk: and she told him nothing less or more until morning. . . .

1 Samuel 30:16,17 And when he had brought him, behold they were lying spread abroad upon all the ground, eating and drinking, and as it were keeping a festival day, for all the prey and the spoils which they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Juda. . . .

Isaiah 22:12-14 And the Lord, the God of hosts, in that day shall call to weeping, and to mourning, to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: . . .

Ezekiel 16:49,50 Behold this was the iniquity of Sodom thy sister, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance, and the idleness of her, and of her daughters: and they did not put forth their hand to the needy, and the poor. . . .

Amos 6:3-6 You that are separated unto the evil day: and that approach to the throne of iniquity; . . .

Luke 12:19,45 And I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years. Take thy rest: eat, drink, make good cheer. . . .

Luke 14:18-20 And they began all at once to make excuse. The first said to him: I have bought a farm and I must needs go out and see it. I pray thee, hold me excused. . . .

Luke 17:26-28 And as it came to pass in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. . . .

Luke 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest perhaps your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness and the cares of this life: and that day come upon you suddenly.

Romans 13:13,14 Let us walk honestly, as in the day: not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and impurities, not in contention and envy. . . .

1 Corinthians 7:29-31 This therefore I say, brethren: The time is short. It remaineth, that they also who have wives be as if they had none: . . .

Context
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37And as in the days of Noe, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38For, as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, even till that day in which Noe entered into the ark: 39And they knew not till the flood came and took them all away: so also shall the coming of the Son of man be.…
Cross References
Genesis 7:7
And Noe went in and his sons, his wife and the wives of his sons with him into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

Genesis 7:23
And he destroyed all the substance that was upon the earth, from man even to beast, and the creeping things and fowls of the air: and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noe only remained, and they that were with him in the ark.

Matthew 22:30
For in the resurrection they shall neither marry nor be married, but shall be as the angels of God in heaven.

Luke 17:27
They did eat and drink, they married wives and were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark and the flood came and destroyed them all.

Lexicon
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

the
ταῖς (tais)
Article - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

days
ἡμέραις (hēmerais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

before
πρὸ (pro)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4253: A primary preposition; 'fore', i.e. In front of, prior to.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

flood,
κατακλυσμοῦ (kataklysmou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2627: A deluge, flood. From katakluzo; an inundation.

[people] were
ἦσαν (ēsan)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

eating
τρώγοντες (trōgontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5176: To eat, partake of a meal.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

drinking,
πίνοντες (pinontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4095: To drink, imbibe. A prolonged form of pio, which poo occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; to imbibe.

marrying
γαμοῦντες (gamountes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1060: To marry, used of either sex. From gamos; to wed.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

giving in marriage,
γαμίζοντες (gamizontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1061: To give in marriage. From gamos; to espouse.

up to
ἄχρι (achri)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 891: As far as, up to, until, during. Or achris akh'-rece; akin to akron; until or up to.

the
ἧς (hēs)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

day
ἡμέρας (hēmeras)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

Noah
Νῶε (Nōe)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3575: (Hebrew) Noah. Of Hebrew origin; Noe, a patriarch.

entered
εἰσῆλθεν (eisēlthen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1525: To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

ark.
κιβωτόν (kibōton)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2787: A box, i.e. The sacred ark and that of Noah.


Additional Translations
For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.

For as in those days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until that day Noah entered into the ark,

For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,

For as they were in the days which were before the flood, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day on which Noe entered into the ark,

For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,

For as in the days that were before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,

At that time, before the Deluge, men were busy eating and drinking, taking wives or giving them, up to the very day when Noah entered the Ark,

For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ship,

for as they were, in the days before the flood, eating, and drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage, till the day Noah entered into the ark,
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