Genesis 7:23

Good News Translation

The Lord destroyed all living beings on the earth—human beings, animals, and birds. The only ones left were Noah and those who were with him in the boat.

Cross References

Genesis 6:17

I am going to send a flood on the earth to destroy every living being. Everything on the earth will die,

Genesis 8:18

So Noah went out of the boat with his wife, his sons, and their wives.

Job 5:19

Time after time he will save you from harm;

Psalm 91:1

Whoever goes to the Lord for safety, whoever remains under the protection of the Almighty,

Psalm 91:7

A thousand may fall dead beside you, ten thousand all around you, but you will not be harmed.

Proverbs 11:4

Riches will do you no good on the day you face death, but honesty can save your life.

Matthew 25:46

These, then, will be sent off to eternal punishment, but the righteous will go to eternal life.”

Hebrews 11:7

It was faith that made Noah hear God's warnings about things in the future that he could not see. He obeyed God and built a boat in which he and his family were saved. As a result, the world was condemned, and Noah received from God the righteousness that comes by faith.

1 Peter 3:20

These were the spirits of those who had not obeyed God when he waited patiently during the days that Noah was building his boat. The few people in the boat—eight in all—were saved by the water,

2 Peter 2:5

God did not spare the ancient world, but brought the flood on the world of godless people; the only ones he saved were Noah, who preached righteousness, and seven other people.

2 Peter 2:9

And so the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials and how to keep the wicked under punishment for the Day of Judgment,

2 Peter 3:6

and it was also by water, the water of the flood, that the old world was destroyed.