Matthew 24:38

New Living Translation

In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat.

Cross References

Genesis 6:2

The sons of God saw the beautiful women and took any they wanted as their wives.

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.

Genesis 7:7

He went on board the boat to escape the flood—he and his wife and his sons and their wives.

Matthew 22:30

For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven.

Luke 12:19

And I’ll sit back and say to myself, “My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

Luke 12:45

But what if the servant thinks, ‘My master won’t be back for a while,’ and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk?

Luke 21:34

“Watch out! Don’t let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the worries of this life. Don’t let that day catch you unaware,