Matthew 24:38 Cross References - NSB

³⁸ »It will be like those days before the Flood. They were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark.

² The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful. They married any of them they chose.

⁷ Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood.

³⁶ When Abigail came to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his home. It was like a king’s banquet. He was in a good mood and very drunk, so she did not tell him anything until dawn. ³⁷ In the morning after the effects of the wine wore off his wife told him what had happened. Nabal had a stroke. He could not move. ³⁸ Ten days later Jehovah made him sicker and Nabal died.

¹⁶ He led David to the Amalekites. They were eating, drinking and celebrating because of what they had taken from Philistia and Judah. ¹⁷ David attacked just before sunrise the next day. They fought until sunset. Four hundred Amalekites rode away on camels. They were the only ones to escape.

¹² In that day Jehovah God of Hosts called to weeping and mourning, to baldness and putting on sackcloth. ¹³ Instead there was joy and festivity, killing oxen and slaughtering sheep, eating meat and drinking wine. »Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.« ¹⁴ Jehovah of Hosts has disclosed himself in my ears: »Surely this iniquity will not be forgiven you until you die,« says Jehovah of Hosts.

⁴⁹ ‘»This was the guilt of your sister Sodom. She and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy. ⁵⁰ ‘»They were arrogant and did disgusting things in front of me. So I did away with them when I saw this.

³ »You put far away the evil day and cause the place of violence to come near. ⁴ »You lie on beds of ivory, and stretch on couches. You eat the the best lambs out of the flock and the fattest calves out of the stall. ⁵ »You sing idle songs to the sound of the harp and like David you improvise on musical instruments. ⁶ »You drink wine in bowls, and anoint yourselves with the finest oils. But you are not grieved because of the affliction of Joseph.

³⁰ »In the resurrection they will not marry nor be given in marriage. They will be like the angels in heaven.

¹⁹ »I will say to my self: ‘You have many possessions saved for many years. Take it easy and eat, drink and be merry.’

⁴⁵ »If that servant says in his heart, my master delays his coming; and beats the other servants and eats and drinks to excess,

¹⁸ »They all made excuses one after another. The first one told the servant: ‘I bought a field and must go and look at it. Please accept my apologies.’ ¹⁹ »Another said: ‘I purchased five pairs of oxen and am on my way to try them out. Please accept my apologies.’ ²⁰ »Another explained: ‘I am newly married and I cannot come.’

²⁶ »The days of the Son of man will be like the days of Noah. ²⁷ »They ate, they drank and they got married until Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came, and destroyed them all. ²⁸ »The days of Lot were similar. They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted and they built.

³⁴ »Be awake so your hearts are not weighed down. Do not allow the weight of worldly involvement, drunkenness, and cares of this life be a snare when that day suddenly comes.

¹³ Let us walk honestly as in the daytime, not in rioting and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and loose conduct, not in strife and jealousy. ¹⁴ Put on (live like) (clothe yourself with) the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not make provision for the desires of the flesh.

²⁹ I will say this brothers the time remaining is short. So from now on those who have wives should be like those who have none. ³⁰ Those who weep should be like those who do not weep. And those who rejoice should be like those who do not rejoice, and those who buy like those who do not possess. ³¹ Those who use this world should not abuse it, for the fashion of this world is passing away.