King James Version
What Does Luke 17:26 Mean?
“And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.”
Context
24
For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
25
But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.
26
And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
27
They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
28
Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(26) **As it was in the days of Noe.**—See Notes on Matthew 24:26-27. Here, also, the “days” of the Son of Man take the place of the *parousia.*
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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