Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists Matthew Mark and Luke John Calvin (continued)
Matthew 24:37-42; Mark 13:33; Luke 17:26-37; 21:34-36
MATTHEW 24:37-42; MARK 13:33;
LUKE 17:26-37; 21:34-36
Matthew 24:37-42
Mark 13:33
Luke 17:26-37
37. But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38. For as in the days that came before the deluge, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, till the day when Noah entered into the ark, 39.
And knew not until the deluge came, 1488 and took them all away: so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 40. Two men shall then be in the field; one is taken, and the other is left. 41. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; one is taken, and the other is left. 42. Watch therefore, for you know not at what hour your Lord will come.
33. Take heed, watch and pray; for you know not when the time is.
26. And as it happened in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. 27. They ate, they drank, they married wives, and were given in marriage, till that day when Noah entered into the ark; and the deluge came, and destroyed them all. 28. In like manner also, as it happened in the days of Lot, they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; 29. But on the day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. 30. In all these respects shall the day be when the Son of man shall be revealed. 31. In that day, let not him who shall be on the housetop, and his furniture in the house, go down to take them away; and in like manner, let not him who shall be in the field return to what he hath left behind. 32. Remember Lot's wife. 33.
Whosoever shall seek to save his soul, shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose it, will beget it to life. 1489 34. I tell you, in that night two men shall be in one bed; one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. 35. Two women shall be grinding together; one
1488"Et ne cognurent le deluge, jusqu'à ce qu'il fust venu;" — "and were not aware of the deluge, until it was come."
1489"Il l'engendrera en vic, ou, la vivifera, ou luy fera avoir vie;" — "he will beget it to life, or, will quicken it, or, will cause it to have life."