Corruption on the Earth (Matthew 24:36–51)
1 CPDV And when men began to be multiplied upon the earth, and daughters were born to them, BSB BSB: Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,
2 CPDV the sons of God, seeing that the daughters of men were beautiful, took to themselves wives from all whom they chose. BSB BSB: the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
3 CPDV And God said: “My spirit shall not remain in man forever, because he is flesh. And so his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” BSB BSB: So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”
4 CPDV Now giants were upon the earth in those days. For after the sons of God went in to the daughters of men, and they conceived, these became the powerful ones of ancient times, men of renown. BSB BSB: The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.
6 CPDV repented that he had made man on the earth. And being touched inwardly with a sorrow of heart, BSB BSB: And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
7 CPDV he said, “I will eliminate man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth, from man to other living things, from animals even to the flying things of the air. For it grieves me that I have made them.” BSB BSB: So the LORD said, “I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them.”
Noah’s Favor with God 8 CPDV Yet truly, Noah found grace before the Lord. BSB BSB: Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
9 CPDV These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a just man, and yet he was predominate among his generations, for he walked with God. BSB BSB: This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
10 CPDV And he conceived three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. BSB BSB: And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11 CPDV Yet the earth was corrupted before the eyes of God, and it was filled with iniquity. BSB BSB: Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.
12 CPDV And when God had seen that the earth had been corrupted, (indeed, all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth) BSB BSB: And God looked upon the earth and saw that it was corrupt; for all living creatures on the earth had corrupted their ways.
Preparing the Ark (Hebrews 11:7)
13 CPDV he said to Noah: “The end of all flesh has arrived in my sight. The earth has been filled with iniquity by their presence, and I will destroy them, along with the earth. BSB BSB: Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.
14 CPDV Make yourself an ark from smoothed wood. You shall make little dwelling places in the ark, and you shall smear pitch on the interior and exterior. BSB BSB: Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out.
15 CPDV And thus shall you make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. BSB BSB: And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.
16 CPDV You shall make a window in the ark, and you shall complete it within a cubit of the top. Then you shall set the door of the ark at its side. You shall make in it: a lower part, upper rooms, and a third level. BSB BSB: You are to make a roof for the ark, finish its walls a cubit from the top, place a door in the side of the ark, and build lower, middle, and upper decks.
17 CPDV Behold, I shall bring the waters of a great flood upon the earth, so as to put to death all flesh in which there is the breath of life under heaven. All things that are on the earth shall be consumed. BSB BSB: And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.
18 CPDV And I shall establish my covenant with you, and you shall enter the ark, you and your sons, your wife and the wives of your sons with you. BSB BSB: But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.
19 CPDV And from every living thing of all that is flesh, you shall lead pairs into the ark, so that they may survive with you: from the male sex and the female, BSB BSB: And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you.
20 CPDV from birds, according to their kind, and from beasts, in their kind, and from among all animals on earth, according to their kind; pairs from each shall enter with you, so that they may be able to live. BSB BSB: Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.
21 CPDV Therefore, you shall take with you from all the foods that are able to be eaten, and you shall carry these with you. And these shall be used as food, some for you, and the rest for them.” BSB BSB: You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the animals.”
22 CPDV And so Noah did all things just as God had instructed him. BSB BSB: So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.