Matthew 24:39

and they knew not, till the great flood came, and took (away) all men, so shall be the coming of man’s Son.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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 in the days before the great flood, they were eating and drinking, wedding and taking to wedding, till that day, that Noe (or Noah) entered into the ship;

40Then twain shall be in a field, one shall be taken, and the other left;

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Cross References

Judges 20:34But also other ten thousand of men of all Israel excited the dwellers of the city to battles; and the battle was made grievous against the sons of Benjamin, and they understood not, that perishing nighed to them on each part. (And another ten thousand Israelites attacked the inhabitants of the city; and the battle was made grievous, or very hard, against the Benjaminites, and they did not understand, that death nighed to them on every side.)

Proverbs 24:12If thou sayest, Strongholds suffice not; he that is [the] beholder of the heart, understandeth, and nothing deceiveth the keeper of thy soul, and he shall yield to a man after his works.

Isaiah 42:25And he shedded out on them the indignation of his strong vengeance, and strong battle; and he burnt it in compass, and it knew not; and he burnt it, and it understood not. (And so he poured out on them the anger of his strong vengeance, and the strength of battle; and he burned them all around, yet still they knew not; he burned them down, but still they did not understand.)

Matthew 13:13Therefore I speak to them in parables, for they seeing see not, and they hearing hear not, neither understand;

Luke 19:44and cast thee down to the earth (or and throw thee down to the ground), and thy sons [or thy children] that be in thee; and they shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone, for thou hast not known the time of thy visitation.

Acts 13:41Ye despisers, see ye, and wonder ye, [+or See ye, despisers, and wonder ye], and be ye scattered abroad; for I work a work in your days, a work that ye shall not believe, if any man shall tell it [out] 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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