Matthew 24:39

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

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The 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.

In Context

38For as before the deluge they were eating and drinking, taking wives and giving to husbands, until the day that Nûch went into the ark;

40Then two shall be in the field; one shall be taken, and one be left.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:13On this account I speak to them in parables. Hence they see, and (yet) see not; and they hear, and (yet) hear not, neither understand;

Luke 19:44and they shall overthrow thee, and thy children within thee, and not leave in thee one stone upon another, because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

Acts 13:41Behold, despisers, and wonder, and perish: For a work I work in your days Which you will not believe if one should declare it to you.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 24:33-51

Parable of the Fig-Tree; Awful Predictions; The Duty of Watchfulness; The Good and Evil Steward. 32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. 34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. 36 But of that day and hour knoweth… Read the whole commentary →

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