Luke 17:26

17:26 Just ¹  as it was ²  in the days of Noah, ³  so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man.

Luke 17:28

17:28 Likewise, just as it was ⁴  in the days of Lot, people ⁵  were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building;

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² tn Or “as it happened.”

³ sn Like the days of Noah, the time of the flood in Gen 6:5-8:22, the judgment will come as a surprise as people live their day to day lives.

⁴ tn Or “as it happened.”

⁵ tn Grk “they.” The plural in Greek is indefinite, referring to people in general.