Cross references
Matthew 24:38
For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
Matthew 24:38 has 15 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 12 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Luke 17:26–28 (12 votes) and Romans 13:13–14 (8 votes). 26 other verses point back to it. It links with 19 other books, from Genesis 6 to 2 Peter 3.
Which verses does Matthew 24:38 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Luke 17:26–2812 votes
Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. …
- Romans 13:13–148 votes
Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
- Luke 14:18–207 votes
But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’ Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’ …
- Genesis 6:26 votes
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
- Luke 12:456 votes
But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.
- Isaiah 22:12–145 votes
On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth. But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!” …
- Amos 6:3–65 votes
You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence. You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall. …
- Matthew 22:305 votes
In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
- Luke 12:195 votes
Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
- Luke 21:345 votes
But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
- 1 Corinthians 7:29–315 votes
- Ezekiel 16:49–504 votes
- 1 Samuel 25:36–383 votes
- 1 Samuel 30:16–173 votes
- Genesis 7:72 votes
And Noah and his wife, with his sons and their wives, entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood.
Which verses point to Matthew 24:38?
The 10 strongest of 26.