Matthew 24:38
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Matthew 24:38 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
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World English Bible Public Domain
For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
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King James Version Public Domain
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until that day Noah entered into the ark,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
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King James Version Public Domain
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
For as in the dayes before the flood, they did eate and drinke, marrie, and giue in mariage, vnto the day that Noe entred into the Arke,
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, even till that day in which Noe entered into the ark,
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
for as they were, in the days before the flood, eating, and drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage, till the day Noah entered into the ark,
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
for as they were, in the days before the flood, eating, and drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the Ark,
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noah entered the ark,
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until that day Noah entered into the ark,
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Darby Bible Public Domain
For as they were in the days which were before the flood, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day on which Noe entered into the ark,
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ship,
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
For as in the days that were before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
It will be as in the days before the flood, when they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, right up until the day that Noah went into the ark.
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
Because as in those days before the overflowing of the waters, they were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day when Noah went into the ark,
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah went into the ark.
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
For as in the dayes before the floud: they dyd eate and drynke mary and were maried even vnto the daye that Noe entred into the shyppe
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- Appears 4× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears here
- Part of Speech
- Noun
- Case
- Genitive
- Number
- Singular
- Gender
- Masculine
Full Thayer's Definition
- ὡς hōs G5613 “as” Adverb
- γὰρ gár G1063 “for” Conjunction
- ἦσαν eimí G1510 “to be” Verb, Imperfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Plural
- ἐν en G1722 “in” Preposition
- ταῖς ho G3588 “the” Article, Dative, Plural, Feminine
- ἡμέραις hēméra G2250 “day” Noun, Dative, Plural, Feminine
- ταῖς ho G3588 “the” Article, Dative, Plural, Feminine
- πρὸ pró G4253 “before” Preposition
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- κατακλυσμοῦ kataklysmós G2627 “deluge” Noun, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- τρώγοντες trṓgō G5176 “to chew” Verb, Present, Active, Participle, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- πίνοντες pínō G4095 “to drink” Verb, Present, Active, Participle, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- γαμοῦντες gaméō G1060 “to marry off” Verb, Present, Active, Participle, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- γαμίζοντες gamískō G1061 “to give in marriage” Verb, Present, Active, Participle, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- ἄχρι áchri G891 “until” Adverb
- ἧς hós G3739 “who” Relative pronoun, Genitive, Singular, Feminine
- ἡμέρας hēméra G2250 “day” Noun, Genitive, Singular, Feminine
- εἰσῆλθεν eisérchomai G1525 “to enter” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- Νῶε Nōe G3575 “Noah” Noun, Proper, indeclinable
- εἰς eis G1519 “into” Preposition
- τὴν ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- κιβωτόν kibōtós G2787 “ark” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 24
- words
- 19
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Notable vocabulary
The rarest word here is κατακλυσμοῦ deluge G2627 — appearing just 4 times in the whole Greek New Testament.
First appearance in Scripture
These words make their first canonical appearance in the Greek New Testament here:
Shared distinctive vocabulary
κατακλυσμοῦ deluge G2627 occurs in 4 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:
Cross-references
15Topical passages linked to Matthew 24:38 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- Luke 17:26–28 As it happened in the days of Noah, even so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man.
- Romans 13:13–14 Let us walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.
- Luke 14:18–20 They all as one began to make excuses. "The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.'
- Genesis 6:2 that God's sons saw that men's daughters were beautiful, and they took for themselves wives of all that they chose.
- Luke 12:45 But if that servant says in his heart, 'My lord delays his coming,' and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken,
- Isaiah 22:12–14 In that day did the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts, call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
- Amos 6:3–6 Those who put far away the evil day, And cause the seat of violence to come near;
- Matthew 22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like God's angels in heaven.
- Luke 12:19 I will tell my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry."'
- Luke 21:34 "So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.
- 1 Corinthians 7:29–31 But I say this, brothers: the time is short, that from now on, both those who have wives may be as though they had none;
- Ezekiel 16:49–50 Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride, fullness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
- 1 Samuel 25:36–38 Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: therefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
- 1 Samuel 30:16–17 When he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the ground, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
- Genesis 7:7 Noah went into the ark with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives, because of the waters of the flood.
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Lesson kit
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Matthew, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 24 words (19 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is kataklysmós (“deluge”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- The word kataklysmós carries the sense “deluge.” How does it shape the verse?
- 4 words make their first appearance in Scripture here. What does this debut establish?
- How does Matthew 24:39, which shares the word «deluge», read alongside this verse?
- What does the repetition of “day” (2× in this one verse) do in this verse?
- These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
- Compare how The Biblical Illustrator and Bengel's Gnomon read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?
Things to notice
- 4 words make their first canonical appearance in Scripture here.
- These translations choose different wording for 3 words in this verse.
- “day” occurs 2× in this single verse.
- 19 distinct Greek lemmas span 24 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Matthew 24:38 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
Lemma curates 59 commentaries, every one of them public domain or Creative Commons licensed, each selected and text-cleaned for this edition rather than reprinted as found. About our sources →
The Biblical Illustrator
Joseph S. Exell
The Biblical Illustrator, edited by Joseph S. Exell (c. 1880s–1900s) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Bengel's Gnomon
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Expositor's Greek Testament
ed. W. Robertson Nicoll
The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Geneva Bible (1599)
Geneva Bible translators
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible
Daniel D. Whedon
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
International Critical Commentary
International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.