Luke 17:28 It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

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New International Version
“It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

New Living Translation
“And the world will be as it was in the days of Lot. People went about their daily business—eating and drinking, buying and selling, farming and building—

English Standard Version
Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot—they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building,

Berean Standard Bible
It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

Berean Literal Bible
Likewise, just as it came to pass in the days of Lot: They were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building,

King James Bible
Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

New King James Version
Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;

New American Standard Bible
It was the same as happened in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, and they were building;

NASB 1995
“It was the same as happened in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;

NASB 1977
“It was the same as happened in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;

Legacy Standard Bible
It was the same as in the days of Lot—they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;

Amplified Bible
It was the same as it was in the days of Lot. People were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building [carrying on business as usual, without regard for their sins];

Berean Annotated Bible
It was the same in the days of Lot (covering): People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

Christian Standard Bible
It will be the same as it was in the days of Lot: People went on eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It will be the same as it was in the days of Lot: People went on eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building.

American Standard Version
Likewise even as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

Contemporary English Version
When Lot lived, people were also eating and drinking. They were buying, selling, planting, and building.

English Revised Version
Likewise even as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"The situation will also be like the time of Lot. People were eating, drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

Good News Translation
It will be as it was in the time of Lot. Everybody kept on eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

International Standard Version
So it was in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

NET Bible
Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot, people were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building;

New Heart English Bible
Likewise, even as it happened in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;

Webster's Bible Translation
Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;

Weymouth New Testament
The same was true in the time of Lot: they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building;Majority Standard Bible
It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

World English Bible
Likewise, even as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; Literal Standard Version
in like manner also, as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;

Berean Literal Bible
Likewise, just as it came to pass in the days of Lot: They were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building,

Young's Literal Translation
in like manner also, as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;

Smith's Literal Translation
And likewise as it was in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;Douay-Rheims Bible
Likewise as it came to pass, in the days of Lot: they did eat and drink, they bought and sold, they planted and built.

Catholic Public Domain Version
It shall be similar to what happened in the days of Lot. They were eating and drinking; they were buying and selling; they were planting and building.

New American Bible
Similarly, as it was in the days of Lot: they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building;

New Revised Standard Version
Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot: they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building,Lamsa Bible
And again, just as it happened in the days of Lot; they were eating and drinking, and buying and selling, and planting and building;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“And again, just as it was in the days of Lot, they were eating and drinking and buying and selling and planting and building.”Anderson New Testament
In like manner also, as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

Godbey New Testament
Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;

Haweis New Testament
Even so, likewise, it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

Mace New Testament
and as it was in the days of Lot, they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building:

Weymouth New Testament
The same was true in the time of Lot: they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building;

Worrell New Testament
Likewise, also, as it happened in the days of Lot; they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;

Worsley New Testament
And as it was likewise in the days of Lot; they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, and building:

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Cross References

It was the same in the days of Lot:

Genesis 13:12-13
Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom. / But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.

2 Peter 2:6-8
if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly; / and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless / (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—

Jude 1:7
In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.

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People were eating and drinking,

Matthew 24:38-39
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. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Genesis 19:3
But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.

1 Corinthians 10:7
Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”

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buying and selling,

Ezekiel 7:12-13
The time has come; the day has arrived. Let the buyer not rejoice and the seller not mourn, for wrath is upon the whole multitude. / The seller will surely not recover what he sold while both remain alive. For the vision concerning the whole multitude will not be revoked, and because of their iniquity, not one of them will preserve his life.

Revelation 18:11-13
And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— / cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; / of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves.

Proverbs 31:16
She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.

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planting and building.

Jeremiah 29:5-6
“Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce. / Take wives and have sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Multiply there; do not decrease.

Isaiah 65:21-22
They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. / No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.

Amos 9:14
I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.

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Genesis 19:24-25
Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens. / Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground.

Matthew 24:37-39
As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / 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. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Genesis 6:5-7
Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time. / And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. / 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.”

Genesis 18:20-21
Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous, / I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”

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