Luke 17:27

Translations

Modern

People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

Traditional

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.

Literal

They were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until that day Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

Latin

…edebant et bibebant: uxores ducebant et dabantur ad nuptias, usque in diem, qua intravit Noë in arcam: et venit diluvium, et perdidit omnes.

Original

Greek

English

People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

Notes

Luke 17:26–29

in the days of Noah … in the days of Lot: See Genesis 6–9 for Noah and Genesis 18:16–19:29 for Lot. Both stories describe God's severe judgment against human evil.

Luke 17:20–37

This is the first of two teachings in the Gospel of Luke about the coming of the kingdom of God and the return of the Son of Man (a title Jesus uses for himself). The second teaching appears later in chapter 21.

Theme notes and profiles

Noah

Events

Discourse on the Kingdom and Other Parablesc. AD 30

Related verses

Luke 12:19–20
Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
1 Thessalonians 5:1–3
Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you.
Isaiah 22:12–14
On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.
Luke 16:19–23
Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
Deuteronomy 6:10–12
And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,
Job 21:9–13
Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them.
1 Samuel 25:36–38
When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.
Deuteronomy 8:12–14
Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses in which to dwell,
Isaiah 21:4
My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight I desired has turned to horror.

Parallels

Genesis 19:24–29

People

Noah: Righteous man, built ark, survived flood

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Book of Ecclesiastes Luke, Gospel of Noah Noe The Flood

Topics

Antediluvians: Destruction of Bad Treatment Confidence: False Flood: References To Floods Jerusalem: Destruction of, Foretold by Jesus Jesus, the Christ: Revelations by: Concerning his Kingdom Jesus, the Christ: Second Coming of Jesus, the Christ: Teaches the Pharisees Concerning the Coming of his Kingdom (In Peraea) Noah: Son of Lamech: Builds an Ark (Ship) and Saves his Family from the Great Flood The Deluge: (Unexpectedness of) Suddenness of Christ's Coming Worldliness: General Scriptures Concerning

Luke 17:27

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