Luke 17:28 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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;

English ASV

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

English Amplified

So also [it was the same] as it was in the days of Lot. [People] ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

So also [it was the same] as it was in the days of Lot. [People] ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - 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.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

and in like manner as took place in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

English EASY 2024

The same kind of thing happened when Lot was alive. People in the city of Sodom were eating their meals every day. They were buying and selling things. They were planting their seeds and they were building their houses.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

"It will be the same as during the time of Lot, when God destroyed Sodom. Those people were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, and building houses for themselves.

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

English GNT (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.

English God's Word - GW 1995

"The situation will also be like the time of Lot. People were eating, drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

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;

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

“Likewise as it was in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - 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;

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

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

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking. They were buying and selling. They were planting and building.

English NIV

"It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

"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 NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

“The days of the Son of Man can also be compared to the days of Lot. The people of that time lived their lives as normal. They got married, raised families, built homes and businesses, yet they were totally unaware of what was coming until the day Lot departed from Sodom. The sky opened up and rained fire and burning sulfur upon them, destroying everyone and everything they had built. So it will be on the day of the unveiling of the Son of Man.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Likewise as it was in the days of Lot—they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“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 Tyndale 1537

Likewise also, as it chanced(came to pass) in the days of Lot. They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built.