Matthew 24:39

Weymouth New Testament

nor did they realise any danger till the Deluge came and swept them all away; so will it be at the Coming of the Son of Man.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They didn’t know until the flood came and swept them all away. This is the way the coming of the Son of Man will be.

King James Version (1611)
And knew not vntill the Flood came, and tooke them all away: so shall also the comming of the Sonne of man be.

King James Version
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

English Standard Version
and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

New American Standard Bible
and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

New Century Version
They knew nothing about what was happening until the flood came and destroyed them. It will be the same when the Son of Man comes.

Amplified Bible
and they did not know or understand until the flood came and swept them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be [unexpected judgment].

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

Legacy Standard Bible
and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

Berean Standard Bible
And they were oblivious, until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Contemporary English Version
They didn't know anything was happening until the flood came and swept them all away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man appears.

Complete Jewish Bible
and they didn't know what was happening until the Flood came and swept them all away. It will be just like that when the Son of Man comes.

Darby Translation
and they knew not till the flood came and took all away; thus also shall be the coming of the Son of man.

Easy-to-Read Version
They knew nothing about what was happening until the flood came and destroyed them all. "It will be the same when the Son of Man comes.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And knewe nothing, till the flood came, and tooke them all away, so shall also the comming of the Sonne of man be.

George Lamsa Translation
And they knew nothing until the flood came and carried them all away; such will be the coming of the Son of man.

Good News Translation
yet they did not realize what was happening until the flood came and swept them all away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man comes.

Lexham English Bible
And they did not know anything until the deluge came and swept them all away. So also the coming of the Son of Man will be.

Literal Translation
And they did not know until the flood came and took all away. So also will be the coming of the Son of Man.

American Standard Version
and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

Bible in Basic English
And they had no care till the waters came and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

Hebrew Names Version
and they didn't know until the flood came, and took them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

International Standard Version
They were unaware of what was happeningof what was happening">[fn] until the flood came and swept all of them away. That's how it will be when the Son of Man comes.

Etheridge Translation
and knew not till the deluge came, and carried them all away; so shalt be the advent of the Son of man.

Murdock Translation
and knew not, until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of man be.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And knewe not, tyll the fludde came, and toke them all away: So shall also the commyng of the sonne of man be.

English Revised Version
and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

World English Bible
and they didn't know until the flood came, and took them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And knew not, till the flood came and took them all away, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and thei knewen not, til the greet flood cam, and took alle men, so schal be the comyng of mannus sone.

Update Bible Version
and they didn't know until the flood came, and took them all away; so also shall be the coming of the Son of man.

Webster's Bible Translation
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away: so also will be the coming of the Son of man.

New English Translation
And they knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away. It will be the same at the coming of the Son of Man.

New King James Version
and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

New Living Translation
People didn't realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes.

New Life Bible
They did not know what was happening until the flood came and the water carried them all away. It will be like this when the Son of Man comes.

New Revised Standard
and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all away, so too will be the coming of the Son of Man.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they observed not, until the flood came and took away all together, so, will be, the presence of the Son of Man.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they knew not till the flood came and took them all away: so also shall the coming of the Son of man be.

Revised Standard Version
and they did not know until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and knewe of nothynge tyll the floude came and toke them all awaye. So shall also the commynge of the sonne of man be.

Young's Literal Translation
and they did not know till the flood came and took all away; so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and they regarded it not, tyll the floude came and toke them all awaye) So shal also the commynge of the sonne of man be.

Mace New Testament (1729)
having no thoughts of the flood till it came, and swept them all away; so shall also the advent of the son of man be.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Despite everything that Noah told 'em, they were surprised when the flood came and washed 'em down the gulley. This is exactly how it will be when I come back.

Contextual Overview

³² "Now learn from the fig-tree the lesson it teaches. As soon as its branches have now become soft and it is bursting into leaf, you all know that summer is near. ³³ So you also, when you see all these signs, may be sure that He is near--at your very door. ³⁴ I tell you in solemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place. ³⁵ Earth and sky will pass away, but it is certain that my words will not pass away. ³⁶ "But as to that day and the exact time no one knows--not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. ³⁷ `For as it was in the time of Noah, so it will be at the Coming of the Son of Man. ³⁸ 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, ³⁹ nor did they realise any danger till the Deluge came and swept them all away; so will it be at the Coming of the Son of Man. ⁴⁰ Then will two men be in the open country: one will be taken away, and one left behind. ⁴¹ Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken away, and one left behind.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Matthew 13:13-15, Judges 20:34, Proverbs 23:35, Proverbs 24:12, Proverbs 29:7, Isaiah 42:25, Isaiah 44:18, Isaiah 44:19, Luke 19:44, John 3:20, Acts 13:41, Romans 1:28, 2 Peter 3:5

Reciprocal: Genesis 6:17 - bring Genesis 7:10 - waters Genesis 7:21 - General Joshua 8:3 - by night Joshua 8:14 - he wist not Judges 16:30 - and the house 1 Kings 1:41 - as they Job 21:13 - They Matthew 22:5 - one Luke 14:18 - I have Luke 21:34 - that day 2 Peter 3:6 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And knew not until the flood came,.... That is, they did not advert or give heed to what Noah said to them about it: they slighted and despised his warnings; they did not believe, that what he said of the flood was true; they had notice of it, but they would not know it, and therefore God gave them up to judicial blindness and hardness of heart; and so they remained, until it came upon them at once:

and took them all away; the whole world of the ungodly, every man, woman, and child, except eight persons only; Noah and his wife, and his three sons and their wives; for the deluge was universal, and reached to all the inhabitants of the world, who all perished in it, excepting the above persons.

So shall also the coming of the son of man be: such shall be, as it was, the case of the Jews, before the destruction of Jerusalem: they gave themselves up to all manner of wickedness and uncleanness; they disregarded the warnings of Christ and his apostles; they were careless and secure of danger; they would not believe their ruin was at hand, when it was just upon them; they buoyed themselves up to the very last, that a deliverer would arise, and save them; they cried peace, peace, when sudden destruction was nigh; even of them all, their nation, city, and temple, a few only excepted, as in the days of Noah: and though they were so much like the men of that generation, yet they themselves say of them, that

"the generation of the flood have no part in the world to come, nor shall they stand in judgment, according to Genesis 6:3 o.''

o Misn. Sanhedrin, c. 11. sect. 3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They knew not - That is, they knew not the exact time until it came upon them. So, says he, it shall be when the Son of man shall come. They shall not know “the precise time” until he comes, and then they will be found engaged in the ordinary business of life unconcerned.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 39. And knew not — They considered not - did not lay Noah's warning to heart, till it was too late to profit by it: so shall it be - and so it was in this coming of the Son of man.