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Matthew 24:39 Cross-References
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“And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”
Matthew 24:39 (KJV)
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Commentary on Matthew 24:39
And knew not until the flood came—The Greek ouk egnōsan (οὐκ ἔγνωσαν = they did not know/perceive) indicates willful ignorance, not lack of information. They had 120 years of warning, visual evidence of the ark, and Noah's preaching (2 Peter 2:5), yet chose not to know. And took them all away (kai ēren hapantas, καὶ ἦρεν ἅπαντας)—the flood 'took' them in judgment, lifting them off the earth in death.So shall also the coming of the Son of man be—the terrifying parallel is complete. Christ's parousia will find a world absorbed in earthly pursuits, ignoring clear signs, mocking warnings. The 'tak...
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Cross-References for Matthew 24:39
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“and doesn't come to the light”
“you scoffers”
“neither do they consider: for he has shut their eyes”
“Behold, we didn't know this; doesn't he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul”
“that there were heavens from of old”
“The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.”
“and the battle was sore; but they didn't know that evil was close on them.”
“They have stricken me”
“because seeing they don't see”