Luke 17:26

THE MESSAGE

"The time of the Son of Man will be just like the time of Noah—everyone carrying on as usual, having a good time right up to the day Noah boarded the ship. They suspected nothing until the flood hit and swept everything away.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Just as it was in the days of Noah,

King James Version (1611)
And as it was in the dayes of Noe: so shal it be also in the dayes of the Sonne of man.

King James Version
And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

English Standard Version
Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man.

New American Standard Bible
"And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so will it also be in the days of the Son of Man:

New Century Version
When the Son of Man comes again, it will be as it was when Noah lived.

Amplified Bible
"And just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the time of [the second coming of] the Son of Man:

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:

Legacy Standard Bible
And just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:

Berean Standard Bible
Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:

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

Complete Jewish Bible
"Also, at the time of the Son of Man, it will be just as it was at the time of Noach.

Darby Translation
And as it took place in the days of Noe, thus also shall it be in the days of the Son of man:

Easy-to-Read Version
"When the Son of Man comes again, it will be the same as it was when Noah lived.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And as it was in the dayes of Noe, so shall it be in the dayes of the Sonne of man.

George Lamsa Translation
Just as it happened in the days of Noah, such will it be in the days of the Son of man.

Good News Translation
As it was in the time of Noah so shall it be in the days of the Son of Man.

Lexham English Bible
And just as it was in the days of Noah, so also it will be in the days of the Son of Man—

Literal Translation
And as it was in the days of Noah, so also it will be in the days of the Son of Man.

American Standard Version
And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, even so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

Bible in Basic English
And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the day of the Son of man.

Hebrew Names Version
As it happened in the days of Noach, even so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man.

International Standard Version
"Just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man.Genesis 7:1-24; Matthew 24:37;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And as it was in the days of Nuch, so will it be in the days of the Son of man;

Murdock Translation
And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of man.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And as it was in the dayes of Noe: so shall it be also in the dayes of the sonne of man.

English Revised Version
And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, even so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

World English Bible
As it happened in the days of Noah, even so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the son of man.

Weymouth's New Testament
"And as it was in the time of Noah, so will it also be in the time of the Son of Man.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And as it was doon in the daies of Noe, so it schal be in the daies of mannys sone.

Update Bible Version
And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, even so it shall be also in the days of the Son of man.

Webster's Bible Translation
And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

New English Translation
Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man.

New King James Version
And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:

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

New Life Bible
"As it was in the time of Noah, so will it be when the Son of Man comes back.

New Revised Standard
Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, as it came to pass in the days of Noah, so, will it be, even in the days of the Son of Man:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And as it came to pass in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

Revised Standard Version
As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of man.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
As it happened in ye tyme of Noe: So shall it be in the tyme of the sonne of man.

Young's Literal Translation
`And, as it came to pass in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of Man;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And as it came to passe in the tyme of Noe, so shal it come to passe also in ye dayes of the sonne of man.

Mace New Testament (1729)
the same thing shall happen in the son of man's time as did in Noah's days.

Simplified Cowboy Version
When the Top Hand returns, it will be like in the days of Noah.

Contextual Overview

²⁰Jesus, grilled by the Pharisees on when the kingdom of God would come, answered, "The kingdom of God doesn't come by counting the days on the calendar. Nor when someone says, ‘Look here!' or, ‘There it is!' And why? Because God's kingdom is already among you." ²²He went on to say to his disciples, "The days are coming when you are going to be desperately homesick for just a glimpse of one of the days of the Son of Man, and you won't see a thing. And they'll say to you, ‘Look over there!' or, ‘Look here!' Don't fall for any of that nonsense. The arrival of the Son of Man is not something you go out to see. He simply comes. "You know how the whole sky lights up from a single flash of lightning? That's how it will be on the Day of the Son of Man. But first it's necessary that he suffer many things and be turned down by the people of today. "The time of the Son of Man will be just like the time of Noah—everyone carrying on as usual, having a good time right up to the day Noah boarded the ship. They suspected nothing until the flood hit and swept everything away. "It was the same in the time of Lot—the people carrying on, having a good time, business as usual right up to the day Lot walked out of Sodom and a firestorm swept down and burned everything to a crisp. That's how it will be—sudden, total—when the Son of Man is revealed. "When the Day arrives and you're out working in the yard, don't run into the house to get anything. And if you're out in the field, don't go back and get your coat. Remember what happened to Lot's wife! If you grasp and cling to life on your terms, you'll lose it, but if you let that life go, you'll get life on God's terms. "On that Day, two men will be in the same boat fishing—one taken, the other left. Two women will be working in the same kitchen—one taken, the other left." Trying to take all this in, the disciples said, "Master, where?" He told them, "Watch for the circling of the vultures. They'll spot the corpse first. The action will begin around my dead body." ²⁵A Kernel of Faith He said to his disciples, "Hard trials and temptations are bound to come, but too bad for whoever brings them on! Better to wear a millstone necklace and take a swim in the deep blue sea than give even one of these dear little ones a hard time! "Be alert. If you see your friend going wrong, correct him. If he responds, forgive him. Even if it's personal against you and repeated seven times through the day, and seven times he says, ‘I'm sorry, I won't do it again,' forgive him." The apostles came up and said to the Master, "Give us more faith." But the Master said, "You don't need more faith. There is no ‘more' or ‘less' in faith. If you have a bare kernel of faith, say the size of a poppy seed, you could say to this sycamore tree, ‘Go jump in the lake,' and it would do it. "Suppose one of you has a servant who comes in from plowing the field or tending the sheep. Would you take his coat, set the table, and say, ‘Sit down and eat'? Wouldn't you be more likely to say, ‘Prepare dinner; change your clothes and wait table for me until I've finished my coffee; then go to the kitchen and have your supper'? Does the servant get special thanks for doing what's expected of him? It's the same with you. When you've done everything expected of you, be matter-of-fact and say, ‘The work is done. What we were told to do, we did.'" It happened that as he made his way toward Jerusalem, he crossed over the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten men, all lepers, met him. They kept their distance but raised their voices, calling out, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" Taking a good look at them, he said, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." They went, and while still on their way, became clean. One of them, when he realized that he was healed, turned around and came back, shouting his gratitude, glorifying God. He kneeled at Jesus' feet, so grateful. He couldn't thank him enough—and he was a Samaritan. Jesus said, "Were not ten healed? Where are the nine? Can none be found to come back and give glory to God except this outsider?" Then he said to him, "Get up. On your way. Your faith has healed and saved you." Jesus, grilled by the Pharisees on when the kingdom of God would come, answered, "The kingdom of God doesn't come by counting the days on the calendar. Nor when someone says, ‘Look here!' or, ‘There it is!' And why? Because God's kingdom is already among you." He went on to say to his disciples, "The days are coming when you are going to be desperately homesick for just a glimpse of one of the days of the Son of Man, and you won't see a thing. And they'll say to you, ‘Look over there!' or, ‘Look here!' Don't fall for any of that nonsense. The arrival of the Son of Man is not something you go out to see. He simply comes. "You know how the whole sky lights up from a single flash of lightning? That's how it will be on the Day of the Son of Man. But first it's necessary that he suffer many things and be turned down by the people of today. ²⁶"The time of the Son of Man will be just like the time of Noah—everyone carrying on as usual, having a good time right up to the day Noah boarded the ship. They suspected nothing until the flood hit and swept everything away. ²⁸"It was the same in the time of Lot—the people carrying on, having a good time, business as usual right up to the day Lot walked out of Sodom and a firestorm swept down and burned everything to a crisp. That's how it will be—sudden, total—when the Son of Man is revealed. ³¹"When the Day arrives and you're out working in the yard, don't run into the house to get anything. And if you're out in the field, don't go back and get your coat. Remember what happened to Lot's wife! If you grasp and cling to life on your terms, you'll lose it, but if you let that life go, you'll get life on God's terms. ³⁴"On that Day, two men will be in the same boat fishing—one taken, the other left. Two women will be working in the same kitchen—one taken, the other left." Trying to take all this in, the disciples said, "Master, where?" He told them, "Watch for the circling of the vultures. They'll spot the corpse first. The action will begin around my dead body." ³⁶A Kernel of Faith He said to his disciples, "Hard trials and temptations are bound to come, but too bad for whoever brings them on! Better to wear a millstone necklace and take a swim in the deep blue sea than give even one of these dear little ones a hard time! "Be alert. If you see your friend going wrong, correct him. If he responds, forgive him. Even if it's personal against you and repeated seven times through the day, and seven times he says, ‘I'm sorry, I won't do it again,' forgive him." The apostles came up and said to the Master, "Give us more faith." But the Master said, "You don't need more faith. There is no ‘more' or ‘less' in faith. If you have a bare kernel of faith, say the size of a poppy seed, you could say to this sycamore tree, ‘Go jump in the lake,' and it would do it. "Suppose one of you has a servant who comes in from plowing the field or tending the sheep. Would you take his coat, set the table, and say, ‘Sit down and eat'? Wouldn't you be more likely to say, ‘Prepare dinner; change your clothes and wait table for me until I've finished my coffee; then go to the kitchen and have your supper'? Does the servant get special thanks for doing what's expected of him? It's the same with you. When you've done everything expected of you, be matter-of-fact and say, ‘The work is done. What we were told to do, we did.'" It happened that as he made his way toward Jerusalem, he crossed over the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten men, all lepers, met him. They kept their distance but raised their voices, calling out, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" Taking a good look at them, he said, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." They went, and while still on their way, became clean. One of them, when he realized that he was healed, turned around and came back, shouting his gratitude, glorifying God. He kneeled at Jesus' feet, so grateful. He couldn't thank him enough—and he was a Samaritan. Jesus said, "Were not ten healed? Where are the nine? Can none be found to come back and give glory to God except this outsider?" Then he said to him, "Get up. On your way. Your faith has healed and saved you." Jesus, grilled by the Pharisees on when the kingdom of God would come, answered, "The kingdom of God doesn't come by counting the days on the calendar. Nor when someone says, ‘Look here!' or, ‘There it is!' And why? Because God's kingdom is already among you." He went on to say to his disciples, "The days are coming when you are going to be desperately homesick for just a glimpse of one of the days of the Son of Man, and you won't see a thing. And they'll say to you, ‘Look over there!' or, ‘Look here!' Don't fall for any of that nonsense. The arrival of the Son of Man is not something you go out to see. He simply comes. "You know how the whole sky lights up from a single flash of lightning? That's how it will be on the Day of the Son of Man. But first it's necessary that he suffer many things and be turned down by the people of today. "The time of the Son of Man will be just like the time of Noah—everyone carrying on as usual, having a good time right up to the day Noah boarded the ship. They suspected nothing until the flood hit and swept everything away. "It was the same in the time of Lot—the people carrying on, having a good time, business as usual right up to the day Lot walked out of Sodom and a firestorm swept down and burned everything to a crisp. That's how it will be—sudden, total—when the Son of Man is revealed. "When the Day arrives and you're out working in the yard, don't run into the house to get anything. And if you're out in the field, don't go back and get your coat. Remember what happened to Lot's wife! If you grasp and cling to life on your terms, you'll lose it, but if you let that life go, you'll get life on God's terms. "On that Day, two men will be in the same boat fishing—one taken, the other left. Two women will be working in the same kitchen—one taken, the other left." ³⁷ Trying to take all this in, the disciples said, "Master, where?" He told them, "Watch for the circling of the vultures. They'll spot the corpse first. The action will begin around my dead body."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

as: Genesis 7:7-23, Noah, Job 22:15-18, Matthew 24:37-39, Hebrews 11:7, 1 Peter 3:19, 1 Peter 3:20, 2 Peter 2:5, 2 Peter 3:6

the days of the Son: Luke 17:22, Luke 17:24, Luke 18:8

Reciprocal: Genesis 5:29 - he called Genesis 7:1 - Come Genesis 7:23 - every living substance Joshua 8:22 - let none Judges 9:27 - did eat 1 Kings 1:41 - as they 1 Chronicles 1:4 - Noah Job 34:20 - troubled Ecclesiastes 1:10 - it hath Ecclesiastes 8:6 - therefore Ecclesiastes 9:12 - the sons Isaiah 22:13 - behold Matthew 22:5 - one Matthew 24:38 - they Luke 8:14 - and are Luke 14:18 - I have Acts 24:25 - when 1 Thessalonians 5:3 - Peace

Cross-References

Genesis 12:4
So Abram left just as God said, and Lot left with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. Abram took his wife Sarai and his nephew Lot with him, along with all the possessions and people they had gotten in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan and arrived safe and sound. Abram passed through the country as far as Shechem and the Oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites occupied the land.

Genesis 17:3
Overwhelmed, Abram fell flat on his face. Then God said to him, "This is my covenant with you: You'll be the father of many nations. Your name will no longer be Abram, but Abraham, meaning that ‘I'm making you the father of many nations.' I'll make you a father of fathers—I'll make nations from you, kings will issue from you. I'm establishing my covenant between me and you, a covenant that includes your descendants, a covenant that goes on and on and on, a covenant that commits me to be your God and the God of your descendants. And I'm giving you and your descendants this land where you're now just camping, this whole country of Canaan, to own forever. And I'll be their God."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And as it was in the days of Noe,.... Whilst he was building the ark, and before he went into it; for this respects the days of Noah before the flood, and not after it; for he lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years, Genesis 9:28

so shall it be also in the days of the son of man; some time before, and at his coming in power, and great glory, to destroy the Jews, their nation, city, and temple; and as then, so it will be when he shall come in person, at the last day, to destroy the world: the times of Noah's flood, of Jerusalem's destruction, and of the end of the world, bear a great resemblance to each other: and when the son of man comes in either of these senses, then will the kingdom of God come; or then will it appear that the Messiah is come, and has took to himself his great power, and reigns.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 24:37-39.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 26. As it was in the days of Noe — Matthew 24:38; Matthew 24:38.