Matthew 24:39 Meaning and Explanation
“And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”
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What Does Matthew 24:39 Mean?
Jesus completes the comparison: they did not know until the flood came and took them all away, and so will the coming of the Son of man be. The danger was not lack of warning but failure to heed it.
The tragedy lies in that phrase 'knew not' -- not ignorance for lack of evidence, but the willful blindness of the unready. Jesus presses the lesson home: his coming will surprise those who would not watch. The remedy is to know now, to take his word to heart, and to live awake -- so that the day, whenever it comes, finds the disciple ready rather than swept away.
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What does Matthew 24:39 mean?
They did not realize until the flood came and swept them away; so will the coming of the Son of man be.