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Matthew 24:38 — King James Version← Study notes

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,


Matthew 24:38Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 24:3824 words
GreekMeaning
ὡςhōs
about, after (that), (according) as (it ha…wordG5613
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ἦσανēsan
they wereverbG1510
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ταῖςtais
thearticleG3588
ἡμέραιςhēmerais
daysnounG2250
ταῖςtais
thearticleG3588
πρὸpro
beforeprepositionG4253
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
κατακλυσμοῦkataklysmou
floodnounG2627
τρώγοντεςtrōgontes
eatingverbG5176
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πίνοντεςpinontes
drinkingverbG4095
γαμοῦντεςgamountes
marryingverbG1060
καὶkai
andwordG2532
γαμίζοντεςgamizontes
untilverbG891
ἄχριachri
as far as, for, in(-to)prepositionG891
ἧςhēs
thatrelative pronounG3739
ἡμέραςhēmeras
daynounG2250
εἰσῆλθενeisēlthen
enteredverbG1525
ΝῶεNōe
NoahnounG3575
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
κιβωτόνkibōton
arknounG2787
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Matthew 24:38

The Lord having described all the tokens that shall precede His coming, and brought His discourse to the very doors, yet would not name the day; 'Of that day and hour knoweth no man, no not the Angels Of heaven, but my Father only.'

Chrysostom · 4th century

In some Latin copies is added here, 'neither the Son:' but in the Greek copies, and particularly those of Adamantius and Pierius, it is not found. [ed. note: The addition is found in a very few Greek MSS., and ancient versions, in Chrys . and Theophylact. It is in the Old Italic version, and is acknowledged by Hilary , Ambrose , and Pseudo-Chrys .; but the preponderance of evidence is greatly against it, and it is not admitted into the text of the G. T. by any editors. It…

Jerome · 4th century

And has indeed God the Father denied the knowledge of that day to the Son, when He has declared, 'All things are committed to me of my Father?' [Luke 10:22] but if any thing has been denied, all things are not committed to Him.

Hilary of Poitiers · 4th century
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