Ben Sira 40:9-10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 Come plague and bloodshed, fiery heat and drought,
plunder and ruin, famine and death.(A)
10 For the wicked evil was created,
and because of them destruction hastens.
Ben Sira 44:17
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17 Noah, found just and perfect,
renewed the race in the time of devastation.(A)
Because of his worth there were survivors,
and with a sign to him the deluge ended.
Matthew 24:37-39
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37 [a](A)For as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 In [those] days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day that Noah entered the ark. 39 They did not know until the flood came and carried them all away. So will it be [also] at the coming of the Son of Man.
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- 24:37–39 Cf. Lk 17:26–27. In the days of Noah: the Old Testament account of the flood lays no emphasis upon what is central for Matthew, i.e., the unexpected coming of the flood upon those who were unprepared for it.
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