26 (A)And just as it happened (B)in the days of Noah, so will it also be in the days of the Son of Man: 27 people were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, and they were being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 [a]It was the same as happened in (C)the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, and they were building; 29 but on the day that Lot left Sodom, it rained fire and [b]brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 It will be [c]just the same on the day that the Son of Man (D)is revealed. 31 On that day, the one who will be (E)on the [d]housetop, [e]with his goods in the house, must not go down to take them out; and likewise the one in the field must not turn back. 32 (F)Remember Lot’s wife. 33 (G)Whoever strives to [f]save his [g]life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will keep it. 34 I tell you, on that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other will be left. 35 (H)There will be two women grinding at the same place; one will be taken and the other will be left. 36 [[h](I)Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other will be left.”] 37 And responding, they *said to Him, “Where, Lord?” And He said to them, (J)Where the body is, there also the [i]vultures will be gathered.”

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  1. Luke 17:28 Lit In the same way as
  2. Luke 17:29 I.e., burning sulfur
  3. Luke 17:30 Lit according to the same things
  4. Luke 17:31 Housetops were flat living areas
  5. Luke 17:31 Lit and his
  6. Luke 17:33 Or secure
  7. Luke 17:33 Or soul
  8. Luke 17:36 Early mss do not contain this v
  9. Luke 17:37 Or eagles

26 “Just as it was in the days of Noah,(A) so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. 27 People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

28 “It was the same in the days of Lot.(B) People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. 29 But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.

30 “It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed.(C) 31 On that day no one who is on the housetop, with possessions inside, should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should go back for anything.(D) 32 Remember Lot’s wife!(E) 33 Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it.(F) 34 I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. 35 Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.”(G) [36] [a]

37 “Where, Lord?” they asked.

He replied, “Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.”(H)

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  1. Luke 17:36 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Matt. 24:40.