Genesis 7:7

New Century Version

He and his wife and his sons and their wives went into the boat to escape the waters of the flood.

Cross References

Genesis 6:18

But I will make an agreement with you—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives will all go into the boat.

Genesis 7:1

Then the Lord said to Noah, “I have seen that you are the best person among the people of this time, so you and your family can go into the boat.

Proverbs 22:3

The wise see danger ahead and avoid it, but fools keep going and get into trouble.

Matthew 24:38

In those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving their children to be married, until the day Noah entered the boat.

Luke 17:27

People were eating, drinking, marrying, and giving their children to be married until the day Noah entered the boat. Then the flood came and killed them all.

Hebrews 11:7

It was by faith that Noah heard God’s warnings about things he could not yet see. He obeyed God and built a large boat to save his family. By his faith, Noah showed that the world was wrong, and he became one of those who are made right with God through faith.

Hebrews 6:18

These two things cannot change: God cannot lie when he makes a promise, and he cannot lie when he makes an oath. These things encourage us who came to God for safety. They give us strength to hold on to the hope we have been given.

1 Peter 3:20

who refused to obey God long ago in the time of Noah. God was waiting patiently for them while Noah was building the boat. Only a few people—eight in all—were saved by water.

2 Peter 2:5

And God punished the world long ago when he brought a flood to the world that was full of people who were against him. But God saved Noah, who preached about being right with God, and seven other people with him.