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Luke 17:28
It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples regarding the sudden arrival of the Son of Man. He invokes the historical period of Lot to illustrate the condition of daily life immediately preceding divine judgment.
The words — ὁμοίως (homoiōs) translates as "likewise," structurally binding Lot's era to the preceding account of Noah. καθὼς (kathōs) means "even as," establishing the direct parallel between the two periods of ordinary routine.
The thread — The verse repeats the mundane activities of eating, drinking, buying, and selling found in Luke 17:27, while Ezekiel 16:49 describes the same cultural complacency in Sodom. Genesis 18:20 notes that this ordinary prosperity masked a grievous outcry that prompted divine intervention.
Why it lands — The text reports that economic and social normalcy continued uninterrupted until destruction occurred. It requires the reader to acknowledge that daily routine provides no evidence of safety and demands immediate spiritual vigilance.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 16:49 Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.
- Genesis 18:20 Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,
- James 5:1 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
- Genesis 13:13 But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.
- Genesis 19:1 Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,