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Matthew 24:38 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Matthew 24:38 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Matthew chapter 24 verse 38 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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,”
Matthew 24:38 (KJV)
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Commentary on Matthew 24:38
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage—Jesus doesn't condemn normal activities but absorption in them to the exclusion of spiritual reality. The Greek imperfect tense (ēsan, ἦσαν = they were) pictures continuous action—eating (trōgō, τρώγω), drinking (pinō, πίνω), marrying (gameō, γαμέω), and giving in marriage (gamizō, γαμίζω) without interruption.Until the day that Noe entered into the ark (achri hēs hēmeras eisēlthen Nōe eis tēn kibōton, ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας εἰσῆλθεν Νῶε εἰς τὴν κιβωτόν)—life's normalcy continued right up to th...
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Cross-References for Matthew 24:38
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“even so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man.”
“as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness”
“and they took for themselves wives of all that they chose.”
“'My lord delays his coming”
“Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.'”
“brothers: the time is short”
“and cause the seat of violence to come near;”
“nor are given in marriage”
“the Lord”