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They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
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The Danger of 'Normalcy'
Commentators explain that the people in Noah's day were not condemned for eating or marrying, which are normal activities. Their error was a 'false security' and total absorption in these routines, making them oblivious to the coming judgment they had been warned about. This serves as a warning that being preoccupied with everyday affairs can lead to spiritual unpreparedness.
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They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage (ησθιον, επινον, εγαμουν, εγαμιζοντο). Imperfects all of them vivi…
19th Century
Anglican
They did eat, they drank.—Better, as in Saint Matthew, they were eating and drinking, marrying, ...; the tense throughout…
Baptist
Remember Lot's wife.
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Jesus’ references to Noah and Lot serve to illustrate the suddenness of the revelation of the Son of Man. The words “eating, drinking,” etc., descr…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They did eat, they drank That is, the inhabitants of the old world ate and drank, not merely in a common way, with m…
Presbyterian
The kingdom of God was among the Jews, or rather within some of them. It was a spiritual kingdom, established in the heart by the power of Divine g…
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