Bible Strands
Luke 17:27
People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples concerning the sudden arrival of the Son of Man. He establishes the historical backdrop by noting that ordinary life continued uninterrupted until Noah entered the ark.
The words — The Greek ἄχρι (achri) literally means "until" and marks the precise cutoff before divine action. εἰσῆλθεν (eisēlthen) translates literally as "entered," specifying Noah's movement into the vessel of preservation.
The thread — The text places this event directly between the days of Noah in Luke 17:26 and the days of Lot in Luke 17:28 to show a repeated pattern. This sequence of mundane activity preceding sudden judgment also surfaces in Luke 12:19, 1 Thessalonians 5:1, and Isaiah 22:12.
Why it lands — The text states that people were eating, drinking, and marrying right up to the day of destruction, without indicating any prior warning. It requires readers to treat daily routines as non-guarantees and to maintain readiness for an intervention that arrives without prolonged notice.
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The Greek words
King James Version
They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
Cross-references
- Luke 12:19 Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
- 1 Thessalonians 5:1 Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you.
- Isaiah 22:12 On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.
- Luke 16:19 Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
- Deuteronomy 6:10 And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,
- Deuteronomy 8:12 Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses in which to dwell,
- 1 Samuel 25:36 When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.
- Job 21:9 Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them.
- Isaiah 21:4 My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight I desired has turned to horror.