Matthew 24:39
And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
KJV
καὶ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν ἕως ἦλθεν ὁ κατακλυσμὸς καὶ ἦρεν ἅπαντας, οὕτως ἔσται καὶ ἡ παρουσία τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.
Greek NT
et non cognoverunt donec venit diluvium, et tulit omnes : ita erit et adventus Filii hominis.
Vulgate
and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
ASV
And they knew not till the flood came and took them all away: so also shall the coming of the Son of man be.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- καὶ — SBLGNT
- καὶ — Nestle-Aland 27, Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
45. But for them, when they thus blaspheme the Spirit, they must expect no remission ever of such irreligion, as the Lord has said ; but let us, who love Christ and bear Christ within us, know that the Word, not as ignorant, considered as Word, has said 'I know not,' for He knows, but as showing His manhood , in that to be ignorant is proper to man, and that He had put on flesh…
Cross-references
- 2Pet 3:5 — For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
- Acts 13:41 — Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
- Isa 44:18 — They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
- John 3:20 — For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
- Josh 8:14 — And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the p
- Luke 17:30 — Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
- Luke 21:34 — And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
- Matt 24:3 — And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
- Matt 24:37 — But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
- Matt 24:37 — But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
- Prov 24:12 — If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works
- Prov 29:7 — The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.