1 Peter 3:20 those who disobeyed God long ago when God waited patiently while Noah was building his boat. Only eight people were saved from drowning in that terrible flood.

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New Living Translation - those who disobeyed God long ago when God waited patiently while Noah was building his boat. Only eight people were saved from drowning in that terrible flood.
新标点和合本 - 就是那从前在挪亚预备方舟、　神容忍等待的时候，不信从的人。当时进入方舟，藉着水得救的不多，只有八个人。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 就是那些从前在挪亚预备方舟、上帝容忍等待的时候不信从的人。当时进入方舟，藉着水得救的不多，只有八个人。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 就是那些从前在挪亚预备方舟、　神容忍等待的时候不信从的人。当时进入方舟，藉着水得救的不多，只有八个人。
当代译本 - 就是从前在挪亚造方舟、上帝耐心等候人们悔改的时代中那些不肯信的人。当时进入方舟，从洪水中得救的人很少，只有八个人。
圣经新译本 - 他们就是挪亚建造方舟的日子、　神容忍等待的时候，那些不顺从的人。当时进入方舟、藉着水得救的人不多，只有八个。
中文标准译本 - 就是从前在挪亚建造方舟的那些日子里，在神耐心等待的时候那些不肯信从的灵魂。当时进入方舟，藉着水获救的人很少，只有八个人。
现代标点和合本 - 就是那从前在挪亚预备方舟、神容忍等待的时候不信从的人。当时进入方舟，藉着水得救的不多，只有八个人。
和合本（拼音版） - 就是那从前在挪亚预备方舟、上帝容忍等待的时候，不信从的人。当时进入方舟，藉着水得救的不多，只有八个人。
New International Version - to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water,
New International Reader's Version - Long ago these spirits did not obey. That was when God was patient while Noah was building the ark. And only a few people went into the ark. In fact, there were only eight. Those eight people were saved through water.
English Standard Version - because they formerly did not obey, when God’s patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through water.
Christian Standard Bible - who in the past were disobedient, when God patiently waited in the days of Noah while the ark was being prepared. In it a few — that is, eight people — were saved through water.
New American Standard Bible - who once were disobedient when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water.
New King James Version - who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.
Amplified Bible - who once were disobedient, when the great patience of God was waiting in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons [Noah’s family], were brought safely through the water.
American Standard Version - that aforetime were disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water:
King James Version - Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
New English Translation - after they were disobedient long ago when God patiently waited in the days of Noah as an ark was being constructed. In the ark a few, that is eight souls, were delivered through water.
World English Bible - who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, while the ship was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.
新標點和合本 - 就是那從前在挪亞預備方舟、神容忍等待的時候，不信從的人。當時進入方舟，藉着水得救的不多，只有八個人。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 就是那些從前在挪亞預備方舟、上帝容忍等待的時候不信從的人。當時進入方舟，藉着水得救的不多，只有八個人。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 就是那些從前在挪亞預備方舟、　神容忍等待的時候不信從的人。當時進入方舟，藉着水得救的不多，只有八個人。
當代譯本 - 就是從前在挪亞造方舟、上帝耐心等候人們悔改的時代中那些不肯信的人。當時進入方舟，從洪水中得救的人很少，只有八個人。
聖經新譯本 - 他們就是挪亞建造方舟的日子、　神容忍等待的時候，那些不順從的人。當時進入方舟、藉著水得救的人不多，只有八個。
呂振中譯本 - 對從前在挪亞的日子那些硬心不信的、宣傳。當時樓船正建備着，上帝的恆忍還切候着，進入樓船的並不多，只是八個人，由水得了救度。
中文標準譯本 - 就是從前在挪亞建造方舟的那些日子裡，在神耐心等待的時候那些不肯信從的靈魂。當時進入方舟，藉著水獲救的人很少，只有八個人。
現代標點和合本 - 就是那從前在挪亞預備方舟、神容忍等待的時候不信從的人。當時進入方舟，藉著水得救的不多，只有八個人。
文理和合譯本 - 即昔之背逆者、上帝於挪亞備舟之日、恆忍以待之、時、由水得救者無幾、惟八人耳、
文理委辦譯本 - 時、基督以神傳道、眾不信從、上帝姑待之、今囚於獄矣、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 昔挪亞造方舟、天主恆忍以待之時、彼等不信、入方舟而得救於水者無多、惟八人耳、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 諸靈者、即曩在諾亞之日、心懷狐疑者也。當時忍耐等待諾亞方舟之成、而得濟於洪水者、但有八人而已。
Nueva Versión Internacional - que en los tiempos antiguos, en los días de Noé, desobedecieron, cuando Dios esperaba con paciencia mientras se construía el arca. En ella solo pocas personas, ocho en total, se salvaron mediante el agua,
현대인의 성경 - 그들은 옛날 노아가 배를 준비하는 동안 하나님께서 참고 기다리셨으나 하나님께 불순종하던 영들입니다. 그때 배에 들어가 홍수에서 구원을 받은 사람은 겨우 여덟 명뿐이었습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - к тем, кто некогда проявил свою непокорность. Бог терпеливо призывал их в дни Ноя, пока строился ковчег, в котором немногие, всего восемь человек, были спасены по воде.
Восточный перевод - к тем, кто некогда проявил свою непокорность. Всевышний терпеливо призывал их в дни Нуха, пока строился ковчег, в котором немногие, всего восемь человек, были спасены по воде .
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - к тем, кто некогда проявил свою непокорность. Аллах терпеливо призывал их в дни Нуха, пока строился ковчег, в котором немногие, всего восемь человек, были спасены по воде .
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - к тем, кто некогда проявил свою непокорность. Всевышний терпеливо призывал их в дни Нуха, пока строился ковчег, в котором немногие, всего восемь человек, были спасены по воде .
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - alors que Dieu faisait preuve de patience à l’époque où Noé construisait le bateau. Un petit nombre de personnes, huit en tout, y furent sauvées à travers l’eau.
リビングバイブル - これらの霊とは、昔のノアの時代の者たちを指します。彼らはノアが箱舟を造っている間、神が忍耐して待っておられたにもかかわらず、神のことばを拒否しました。結局、わずか八人だけが箱舟の中で、水を通って救われたのです。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἀπειθήσασίν ποτε, ὅτε ἀπεξεδέχετο ἡ τοῦ θεοῦ μακροθυμία ἐν ἡμέραις Νῶε κατασκευαζομένης κιβωτοῦ εἰς ἣν ὀλίγοι, τοῦτ’ ἔστιν ὀκτὼ ψυχαί, διεσώθησαν δι’ ὕδατος
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἀπειθήσασίν ποτε ὅτε ἀπεξεδέχετο ἡ τοῦ Θεοῦ μακροθυμία ἐν ἡμέραις Νῶε, κατασκευαζομένης κιβωτοῦ εἰς ἣν ὀλίγοι, τοῦτ’ ἔστιν, ὀκτὼ ψυχαί, διεσώθησαν δι’ ὕδατος.
Nova Versão Internacional - que há muito tempo desobedeceram, quando Deus esperava pacientemente nos dias de Noé, enquanto a arca era construída. Nela apenas algumas pessoas, a saber, oito, foram salvas por meio da água,
Hoffnung für alle - Sie waren es, die zur Zeit Noahs gelebt und Gott den Gehorsam verweigert hatten. Geduldig hatte Gott mit der Vollstreckung des Gerichts gewartet, während Noah schon die Arche baute. Aber als dann die Flut kam, wurden nur acht Menschen in der Arche durch das Wasser getragen und gerettet.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Dù Đức Chúa Trời nhẫn nại chờ đợi họ ăn năn khi Nô-ê đóng tàu, nhưng họ cứ ngoan cố nên trong cơn nước lụt, chỉ có tám người được cứu.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - วิญญาณซึ่งในอดีตไม่เชื่อฟังเมื่อครั้งพระเจ้าทรงอดทนรอคอยในสมัยของโนอาห์ขณะที่เขาต่อเรือ ในเรือนี้มีคนเพียงไม่กี่คนคือแปดคนเท่านั้นที่พระเจ้าทรงใช้น้ำช่วยพวกเขาให้รอดชีวิต
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - คือนานมาแล้วพวกเขาไม่เชื่อฟัง เมื่อครั้งที่พระเจ้ารอด้วยความอดทน ในสมัยของโนอาห์ขณะที่มีการสร้างเรือใหญ่อยู่ มีเพียงไม่กี่คน คือรวมทั้งหมดได้ 8 คนที่อยู่ในเรือใหญ่เท่านั้นที่รอดชีวิตจากน้ำ

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2 Corinthians 2:15 - Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are being saved and by those who are perishing.
2 Corinthians 2:16 - To those who are perishing, we are a dreadful smell of death and doom. But to those who are being saved, we are a life-giving perfume. And who is adequate for such a task as this?
Matthew 24:37 - “When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day.
Matthew 24:38 - In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat.
Matthew 24:39 - People didn’t realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes.
Matthew 7:14 - But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.
Luke 17:26 - “When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day.
Luke 17:27 - In those days, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came and destroyed them all.
Luke 17:28 - “And the world will be as it was in the days of Lot. People went about their daily business—eating and drinking, buying and selling, farming and building—
Luke 17:29 - until the morning Lot left Sodom. Then fire and burning sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
Luke 17:30 - Yes, it will be ‘business as usual’ right up to the day when the Son of Man is revealed.
Genesis 7:17 - For forty days the floodwaters grew deeper, covering the ground and lifting the boat high above the earth.
Genesis 7:18 - As the waters rose higher and higher above the ground, the boat floated safely on the surface.
Genesis 7:19 - Finally, the water covered even the highest mountains on the earth,
Genesis 7:20 - rising more than twenty-two feet above the highest peaks.
Genesis 7:21 - All the living things on earth died—birds, domestic animals, wild animals, small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the people.
Genesis 7:22 - Everything that breathed and lived on dry land died.
Genesis 7:23 - God wiped out every living thing on the earth—people, livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and the birds of the sky. All were destroyed. The only people who survived were Noah and those with him in the boat.
Romans 2:4 - Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?
Romans 2:5 - But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
Genesis 7:13 - That very day Noah had gone into the boat with his wife and his sons—Shem, Ham, and Japheth—and their wives.
Isaiah 30:18 - So the Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for his help.
Luke 12:32 - “So don’t be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom.
Romans 9:22 - In the same way, even though God has the right to show his anger and his power, he is very patient with those on whom his anger falls, who are destined for destruction.
2 Peter 3:15 - And remember, our Lord’s patience gives people time to be saved. This is what our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him—
Ephesians 5:26 - to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word.
Genesis 8:1 - But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and livestock with him in the boat. He sent a wind to blow across the earth, and the floodwaters began to recede.
Luke 13:24 - “Work hard to enter the narrow door to God’s Kingdom, for many will try to enter but will fail.
Luke 13:25 - When the master of the house has locked the door, it will be too late. You will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’
2 Peter 2:5 - And God did not spare the ancient world—except for Noah and the seven others in his family. Noah warned the world of God’s righteous judgment. So God protected Noah when he destroyed the world of ungodly people with a vast flood.
Genesis 8:18 - So Noah, his wife, and his sons and their wives left the boat.
Genesis 6:5 - The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil.
Hebrews 11:7 - It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith.
Genesis 6:3 - Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time, for they are only mortal flesh. In the future, their normal lifespan will be no more than 120 years.”

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New Living Translation - those who disobeyed God long ago when God waited patiently while Noah was building his boat. Only eight people were saved from drowning in that terrible flood.
新标点和合本 - 就是那从前在挪亚预备方舟、　神容忍等待的时候，不信从的人。当时进入方舟，藉着水得救的不多，只有八个人。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 就是那些从前在挪亚预备方舟、上帝容忍等待的时候不信从的人。当时进入方舟，藉着水得救的不多，只有八个人。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 就是那些从前在挪亚预备方舟、　神容忍等待的时候不信从的人。当时进入方舟，藉着水得救的不多，只有八个人。
当代译本 - 就是从前在挪亚造方舟、上帝耐心等候人们悔改的时代中那些不肯信的人。当时进入方舟，从洪水中得救的人很少，只有八个人。
圣经新译本 - 他们就是挪亚建造方舟的日子、　神容忍等待的时候，那些不顺从的人。当时进入方舟、藉着水得救的人不多，只有八个。
中文标准译本 - 就是从前在挪亚建造方舟的那些日子里，在神耐心等待的时候那些不肯信从的灵魂。当时进入方舟，藉着水获救的人很少，只有八个人。
现代标点和合本 - 就是那从前在挪亚预备方舟、神容忍等待的时候不信从的人。当时进入方舟，藉着水得救的不多，只有八个人。
和合本（拼音版） - 就是那从前在挪亚预备方舟、上帝容忍等待的时候，不信从的人。当时进入方舟，藉着水得救的不多，只有八个人。
New International Version - to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water,
New International Reader's Version - Long ago these spirits did not obey. That was when God was patient while Noah was building the ark. And only a few people went into the ark. In fact, there were only eight. Those eight people were saved through water.
English Standard Version - because they formerly did not obey, when God’s patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through water.
Christian Standard Bible - who in the past were disobedient, when God patiently waited in the days of Noah while the ark was being prepared. In it a few — that is, eight people — were saved through water.
New American Standard Bible - who once were disobedient when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water.
New King James Version - who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.
Amplified Bible - who once were disobedient, when the great patience of God was waiting in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons [Noah’s family], were brought safely through the water.
American Standard Version - that aforetime were disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water:
King James Version - Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
New English Translation - after they were disobedient long ago when God patiently waited in the days of Noah as an ark was being constructed. In the ark a few, that is eight souls, were delivered through water.
World English Bible - who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, while the ship was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.
新標點和合本 - 就是那從前在挪亞預備方舟、神容忍等待的時候，不信從的人。當時進入方舟，藉着水得救的不多，只有八個人。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 就是那些從前在挪亞預備方舟、上帝容忍等待的時候不信從的人。當時進入方舟，藉着水得救的不多，只有八個人。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 就是那些從前在挪亞預備方舟、　神容忍等待的時候不信從的人。當時進入方舟，藉着水得救的不多，只有八個人。
當代譯本 - 就是從前在挪亞造方舟、上帝耐心等候人們悔改的時代中那些不肯信的人。當時進入方舟，從洪水中得救的人很少，只有八個人。
聖經新譯本 - 他們就是挪亞建造方舟的日子、　神容忍等待的時候，那些不順從的人。當時進入方舟、藉著水得救的人不多，只有八個。
呂振中譯本 - 對從前在挪亞的日子那些硬心不信的、宣傳。當時樓船正建備着，上帝的恆忍還切候着，進入樓船的並不多，只是八個人，由水得了救度。
中文標準譯本 - 就是從前在挪亞建造方舟的那些日子裡，在神耐心等待的時候那些不肯信從的靈魂。當時進入方舟，藉著水獲救的人很少，只有八個人。
現代標點和合本 - 就是那從前在挪亞預備方舟、神容忍等待的時候不信從的人。當時進入方舟，藉著水得救的不多，只有八個人。
文理和合譯本 - 即昔之背逆者、上帝於挪亞備舟之日、恆忍以待之、時、由水得救者無幾、惟八人耳、
文理委辦譯本 - 時、基督以神傳道、眾不信從、上帝姑待之、今囚於獄矣、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 昔挪亞造方舟、天主恆忍以待之時、彼等不信、入方舟而得救於水者無多、惟八人耳、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 諸靈者、即曩在諾亞之日、心懷狐疑者也。當時忍耐等待諾亞方舟之成、而得濟於洪水者、但有八人而已。
Nueva Versión Internacional - que en los tiempos antiguos, en los días de Noé, desobedecieron, cuando Dios esperaba con paciencia mientras se construía el arca. En ella solo pocas personas, ocho en total, se salvaron mediante el agua,
현대인의 성경 - 그들은 옛날 노아가 배를 준비하는 동안 하나님께서 참고 기다리셨으나 하나님께 불순종하던 영들입니다. 그때 배에 들어가 홍수에서 구원을 받은 사람은 겨우 여덟 명뿐이었습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - к тем, кто некогда проявил свою непокорность. Бог терпеливо призывал их в дни Ноя, пока строился ковчег, в котором немногие, всего восемь человек, были спасены по воде.
Восточный перевод - к тем, кто некогда проявил свою непокорность. Всевышний терпеливо призывал их в дни Нуха, пока строился ковчег, в котором немногие, всего восемь человек, были спасены по воде .
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - к тем, кто некогда проявил свою непокорность. Аллах терпеливо призывал их в дни Нуха, пока строился ковчег, в котором немногие, всего восемь человек, были спасены по воде .
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - к тем, кто некогда проявил свою непокорность. Всевышний терпеливо призывал их в дни Нуха, пока строился ковчег, в котором немногие, всего восемь человек, были спасены по воде .
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - alors que Dieu faisait preuve de patience à l’époque où Noé construisait le bateau. Un petit nombre de personnes, huit en tout, y furent sauvées à travers l’eau.
リビングバイブル - これらの霊とは、昔のノアの時代の者たちを指します。彼らはノアが箱舟を造っている間、神が忍耐して待っておられたにもかかわらず、神のことばを拒否しました。結局、わずか八人だけが箱舟の中で、水を通って救われたのです。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἀπειθήσασίν ποτε, ὅτε ἀπεξεδέχετο ἡ τοῦ θεοῦ μακροθυμία ἐν ἡμέραις Νῶε κατασκευαζομένης κιβωτοῦ εἰς ἣν ὀλίγοι, τοῦτ’ ἔστιν ὀκτὼ ψυχαί, διεσώθησαν δι’ ὕδατος
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἀπειθήσασίν ποτε ὅτε ἀπεξεδέχετο ἡ τοῦ Θεοῦ μακροθυμία ἐν ἡμέραις Νῶε, κατασκευαζομένης κιβωτοῦ εἰς ἣν ὀλίγοι, τοῦτ’ ἔστιν, ὀκτὼ ψυχαί, διεσώθησαν δι’ ὕδατος.
Nova Versão Internacional - que há muito tempo desobedeceram, quando Deus esperava pacientemente nos dias de Noé, enquanto a arca era construída. Nela apenas algumas pessoas, a saber, oito, foram salvas por meio da água,
Hoffnung für alle - Sie waren es, die zur Zeit Noahs gelebt und Gott den Gehorsam verweigert hatten. Geduldig hatte Gott mit der Vollstreckung des Gerichts gewartet, während Noah schon die Arche baute. Aber als dann die Flut kam, wurden nur acht Menschen in der Arche durch das Wasser getragen und gerettet.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Dù Đức Chúa Trời nhẫn nại chờ đợi họ ăn năn khi Nô-ê đóng tàu, nhưng họ cứ ngoan cố nên trong cơn nước lụt, chỉ có tám người được cứu.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - วิญญาณซึ่งในอดีตไม่เชื่อฟังเมื่อครั้งพระเจ้าทรงอดทนรอคอยในสมัยของโนอาห์ขณะที่เขาต่อเรือ ในเรือนี้มีคนเพียงไม่กี่คนคือแปดคนเท่านั้นที่พระเจ้าทรงใช้น้ำช่วยพวกเขาให้รอดชีวิต
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - คือนานมาแล้วพวกเขาไม่เชื่อฟัง เมื่อครั้งที่พระเจ้ารอด้วยความอดทน ในสมัยของโนอาห์ขณะที่มีการสร้างเรือใหญ่อยู่ มีเพียงไม่กี่คน คือรวมทั้งหมดได้ 8 คนที่อยู่ในเรือใหญ่เท่านั้นที่รอดชีวิตจากน้ำ

2 Corinthians 2:15 - Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are being saved and by those who are perishing.
2 Corinthians 2:16 - To those who are perishing, we are a dreadful smell of death and doom. But to those who are being saved, we are a life-giving perfume. And who is adequate for such a task as this?
Matthew 24:37 - “When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day.
Matthew 24:38 - In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat.
Matthew 24:39 - People didn’t realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes.
Matthew 7:14 - But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.
Luke 17:26 - “When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day.
Luke 17:27 - In those days, the people enjoyed banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat and the flood came and destroyed them all.
Luke 17:28 - “And the world will be as it was in the days of Lot. People went about their daily business—eating and drinking, buying and selling, farming and building—
Luke 17:29 - until the morning Lot left Sodom. Then fire and burning sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
Luke 17:30 - Yes, it will be ‘business as usual’ right up to the day when the Son of Man is revealed.
Genesis 7:17 - For forty days the floodwaters grew deeper, covering the ground and lifting the boat high above the earth.
Genesis 7:18 - As the waters rose higher and higher above the ground, the boat floated safely on the surface.
Genesis 7:19 - Finally, the water covered even the highest mountains on the earth,
Genesis 7:20 - rising more than twenty-two feet above the highest peaks.
Genesis 7:21 - All the living things on earth died—birds, domestic animals, wild animals, small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the people.
Genesis 7:22 - Everything that breathed and lived on dry land died.
Genesis 7:23 - God wiped out every living thing on the earth—people, livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and the birds of the sky. All were destroyed. The only people who survived were Noah and those with him in the boat.
Romans 2:4 - Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?
Romans 2:5 - But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
Genesis 7:13 - That very day Noah had gone into the boat with his wife and his sons—Shem, Ham, and Japheth—and their wives.
Isaiah 30:18 - So the Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for his help.
Luke 12:32 - “So don’t be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom.
Romans 9:22 - In the same way, even though God has the right to show his anger and his power, he is very patient with those on whom his anger falls, who are destined for destruction.
2 Peter 3:15 - And remember, our Lord’s patience gives people time to be saved. This is what our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him—
Ephesians 5:26 - to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word.
Genesis 8:1 - But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and livestock with him in the boat. He sent a wind to blow across the earth, and the floodwaters began to recede.
Luke 13:24 - “Work hard to enter the narrow door to God’s Kingdom, for many will try to enter but will fail.
Luke 13:25 - When the master of the house has locked the door, it will be too late. You will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Lord, open the door for us!’ But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’
2 Peter 2:5 - And God did not spare the ancient world—except for Noah and the seven others in his family. Noah warned the world of God’s righteous judgment. So God protected Noah when he destroyed the world of ungodly people with a vast flood.
Genesis 8:18 - So Noah, his wife, and his sons and their wives left the boat.
Genesis 6:5 - The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil.
Hebrews 11:7 - It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith.
Genesis 6:3 - Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time, for they are only mortal flesh. In the future, their normal lifespan will be no more than 120 years.”