Genesis 6:9-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 These are the descendants of Noah. Noah was a righteous man and blameless in his generation;(A) Noah walked with God. 10 Noah begot three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11 But the earth was corrupt[a] in the view of God and full of lawlessness.(B)
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- 6:11 Corrupt: God does not punish arbitrarily but simply brings to its completion the corruption initiated by human beings.
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