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Luke 17:27

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

Luke 17:27 · direct translation from the Greek
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Allusion · Genesis 7:7

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Both texts say that Noah entered the ark before the flood.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ΝῶεNōeG3575נֹחַnoajH5146“Noah”
  • κιβωτόνkibōtonG2787תֵּבָהtevaH8392“ark”
  • εἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525יָּבֹאyavoH935“enter”

Luke 17:27, word by word

they were eatingἤσθιονēsthion

eat

Eat.

Where else “ēsthion” appears
they were drinkingἔπινονepinon

drink

To take water, wine or another liquid by mouth.

Where else “epinon” appears
they were marryingἐγάμουνegamoun

marry

Marry.

Where else “egamoun” appears
they were being given in marriageἐγαμίζοντοegamizonto

give in marriage

Give in marriage; marry.

Where else “egamizonto” appears
untilἄχριachri

until

Until; as far as.

Where else “achri” appears
the dayἡμέραςhēmeras

day

A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”

Where else “hēmeras” appears
NoahΝῶεNōe

Noah

Noah, the righteous man whom God saved with his family in the ark from the flood.

Where else “Nōe” appears
enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthen

enter

To go into a house, a town or a place.

Where else “eisēlthen” appears
the arkκιβωτόνkibōton

ark, chest

Ark, chest: the ark of Noah; also the ark of the covenant.

Where else “kibōton” appears
the floodκατακλυσμὸςkataklysmos

flood

Flood, deluge; the flood in the days of Noah.

Where else “kataklysmos” appears
cameἦλθενēlthen

come

To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.

Where else “ēlthen” appears
destroyedἀπώλεσενapōlesen

destroy

To do away with someone or something: take a life or ruin it.

Where else “apōlesen” appears

The context

26And just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:

27 · This verse (above)

28Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;

Read all of Luke 17

To study Luke 17 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    Of the ten lepers who are cleansed, how many come back to give thanks, and what does Jesus say to him? (vv. 12-19)

  2. 2. What it means

    Jesus points out that the one who returned was a Samaritan, a foreigner (vv. 16-18). What does that say about who recognizes what God has done?

  3. 3. How I live it

    Jesus says to forgive a brother who changes his mind, even seven times a day (vv. 3-4). Whom do you need to forgive this week?

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