3:7 But when he saw many Pharisees ³  and Sadducees ⁴  coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 3:8 Therefore produce fruit ⁵  that proves your ⁶  repentance, 3:9 and don’t think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones! 3:10 Even now the ax is laid at ⁷  the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

3:11 “I baptize you with water, for repentance, but the one coming after me is more powerful than I am – I am not worthy ⁸  to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. ⁹  3:12 His winnowing fork ¹⁰  is in his hand, and he will clean out his threshing floor and will gather his wheat into the storehouse, ¹¹  but the chaff he will burn up with inextinguishable fire.” ¹² 

5:1 This is the record ¹  of the family line ²  of Adam.

When God created humankind, ³  he made them ⁴  in the likeness of God. 5:2 He created them male and female; when they were created, he blessed them and named them “humankind.” ⁵ 

5:3 When ⁶  Adam had lived 130 years he fathered a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and he named him Seth. 5:4 The length of time Adam lived ⁷  after he became the father of Seth was 800 years; during this time he had ⁸  other ⁹  sons and daughters. 5:5 The entire lifetime ¹⁰  of Adam was 930 years, and then he died. ¹¹ 

5:6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father ¹²  of Enosh. 5:7 Seth lived 807 years after he became the father of Enosh, and he had ¹³  other ¹⁴  sons and daughters. 5:8 The entire lifetime of Seth was 912 years, and then he died.

5:9 When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan. 5:10 Enosh lived 815 years after he became the father of Kenan, and he had other sons and daughters. 5:11 The entire lifetime of Enosh was 905 years, and then he died.

5:12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel. 5:13 Kenan lived 840 years after he became the father of Mahalalel, and he had other sons and daughters. 5:14 The entire lifetime of Kenan was 910 years, and then he died.

5:15 When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared. 5:16 Mahalalel lived 830 years after he became the father of Jared, and he had other sons and daughters. 5:17 The entire lifetime of Mahalalel was 895 years, and then he died.

5:18 When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. 5:19 Jared lived 800 years after he became the father of Enoch, and he had other sons and daughters. 5:20 The entire lifetime of Jared was 962 years, and then he died.

5:21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. 5:22 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God ¹⁵  for 300 years, ¹⁶  and he had other ¹⁷  sons and daughters. 5:23 The entire lifetime of Enoch was 365 years. 5:24 Enoch walked with God, and then he disappeared ¹⁸  because God took ¹⁹  him away.

5:25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. 5:26 Methuselah lived 782 years after he became the father of Lamech, and he had other ²⁰  sons and daughters. 5:27 The entire lifetime of Methuselah was 969 years, and then he died.

5:28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. 5:29 He named him Noah, ²¹  saying, “This one will bring us comfort ²²  from our labor and from the painful toil of our hands because of the ground that the Lord has cursed.” 5:30 Lamech lived 595 years after he became the father of Noah, and he had other ²³  sons and daughters. 5:31 The entire lifetime of Lamech was 777 years, and then he died.

5:32 After Noah was 500 years old, he ²⁴  became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

6:1 When humankind ²⁵  began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born ²⁶  to them, ²⁷  6:2 the sons of God ²⁸  saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful. Thus they took wives for themselves from any they chose. 6:3 So the Lord said, “My spirit will not remain in ²⁹  humankind indefinitely, ³⁰  since ³¹  they ³²  are mortal. ³³  They ³⁴  will remain for 120 more years.” ³⁵ 

6:4 The Nephilim ³⁶  were on the earth in those days (and also after this) ³⁷  when the sons of God were having sexual relations with ³⁸  the daughters of humankind, who gave birth to their children. ³⁹  They were the mighty heroes ⁴⁰  of old, the famous men. ⁴¹ 

6:5 But the Lord saw ⁴²  that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination ⁴³  of the thoughts ⁴⁴  of their minds ⁴⁵  was only evil ⁴⁶  all the time. ⁴⁷  6:6 The Lord regretted ⁴⁸  that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was highly offended. ⁴⁹  6:7 So the Lord said, “I will wipe humankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth – everything from humankind to animals, ⁵⁰  including creatures that move on the ground and birds of the air, for I regret that I have made them.”

6:8 But ⁵¹  Noah found favor ⁵²  in the sight of ⁵³  the Lord.

6:9 This is the account of Noah. ⁵⁴ 

Noah was a godly man; he was blameless ⁵⁵ 

among his contemporaries. ⁵⁶  He ⁵⁷  walked with ⁵⁸  God. 6:10 Noah had ⁵⁹  three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

6:11 The earth was ruined ⁶⁰  in the sight of ⁶¹  God; the earth was filled with violence. ⁶²  6:12 God saw the earth, and indeed ⁶³  it was ruined, ⁶⁴  for all living creatures ⁶⁵  on the earth were sinful. ⁶⁶  6:13 So God said ⁶⁷  to Noah, “I have decided that all living creatures must die, ⁶⁸  for the earth is filled with violence because of them. Now I am about to destroy ⁶⁹  them and the earth. 6:14 Make ⁷⁰  for yourself an ark of cypress ⁷¹  wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover ⁷²  it with pitch inside and out. 6:15 This is how you should make it: The ark is to be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. ⁷³  6:16 Make a roof for the ark and finish it, leaving 18 inches ⁷⁴  from the top. ⁷⁵  Put a door in the side of the ark, and make lower, middle, and upper decks. 6:17 I am about to bring ⁷⁶  floodwaters ⁷⁷  on the earth to destroy ⁷⁸  from under the sky all the living creatures that have the breath of life in them. ⁷⁹  Everything that is on the earth will die, 6:18 but I will confirm ⁸⁰  my covenant with you. You will enter ⁸¹  the ark – you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. 6:19 You must bring into the ark two of every kind of living creature from all flesh, ⁸²  male and female, to keep them alive ⁸³  with you. 6:20 Of the birds after their kinds, and of the cattle after their kinds, and of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every kind will come to you so you can keep them alive. ⁸⁴  6:21 And you must take ⁸⁵  for yourself every kind of food ⁸⁶  that is eaten, ⁸⁷  and gather it together. ⁸⁸  It will be food for you and for them.

6:22 And Noah did all ⁸⁹  that God commanded him – he did indeed. ⁹⁰ 

7:1 The Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, for I consider you godly among this generation. ⁹¹  7:2 You must take with you seven ⁹²  of every kind of clean animal, ⁹³  the male and its mate, ⁹⁴  two of every kind of unclean animal, the male and its mate, 7:3 and also seven ⁹⁵  of every kind of bird in the sky, male and female, ⁹⁶  to preserve their offspring ⁹⁷  on the face of the earth. 7:4 For in seven days ⁹⁸  I will cause it to rain ⁹⁹  on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the ground every living thing that I have made.”

7:5 And Noah did all ¹⁰⁰  that the Lord commanded him.

7:6 Noah ¹⁰¹  was 600 years old when the floodwaters engulfed ¹⁰²  the earth. 7:7 Noah entered the ark along with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives because ¹⁰³  of the floodwaters. 7:8 Pairs ¹⁰⁴  of clean animals, of unclean animals, of birds, and of everything that creeps along the ground, 7:9 male and female, came into the ark to Noah, ¹⁰⁵  just as God had commanded him. ¹⁰⁶  7:10 And after seven days the floodwaters engulfed the earth. ¹⁰⁷ 

7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month – on that day all the fountains of the great deep ¹⁰⁸  burst open and the floodgates of the heavens ¹⁰⁹  were opened. 7:12 And the rain fell ¹¹⁰  on the earth forty days and forty nights.

7:13 On that very day Noah entered the ark, accompanied by his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, along with his wife and his sons’ three wives. ¹¹¹  7:14 They entered, ¹¹²  along with every living creature after its kind, every animal after its kind, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, everything with wings. ¹¹³  7:15 Pairs ¹¹⁴  of all creatures ¹¹⁵  that have the breath of life came into the ark to Noah. 7:16 Those that entered were male and female, ¹¹⁶  just as God commanded him. Then the Lord shut him in.

7:17 The flood engulfed the earth for forty days. As the waters increased, they lifted the ark and raised it above the earth. 7:18 The waters completely overwhelmed ¹¹⁷  the earth, and the ark floated ¹¹⁸  on the surface of the waters. 7:19 The waters completely inundated ¹¹⁹  the earth so that even ¹²⁰  all the high mountains under the entire sky were covered. 7:20 The waters rose more than twenty feet ¹²¹  above the mountains. ¹²²  7:21 And all living things ¹²³  that moved on the earth died, including the birds, domestic animals, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all humankind. 7:22 Everything on dry land that had the breath of life ¹²⁴  in its nostrils died. 7:23 So the Lord ¹²⁵  destroyed ¹²⁶  every living thing that was on the surface of the ground, including people, animals, creatures that creep along the ground, and birds of the sky. ¹²⁷  They were wiped off the earth. Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark survived. ¹²⁸  7:24 The waters prevailed over ¹²⁹  the earth for 150 days.

7:13 On that very day Noah entered the ark, accompanied by his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, along with his wife and his sons’ three wives. ¹ 

19:18 But Lot said to them, “No, please, Lord! ⁸  19:19 Your ⁹  servant has found favor with you, ¹⁰  and you have shown me great ¹¹  kindness ¹²  by sparing ¹³  my life. But I am not able to escape to the mountains because ¹⁴  this disaster will overtake ¹⁵  me and I’ll die. ¹⁶  19:20 Look, this town ¹⁷  over here is close enough to escape to, and it’s just a little one. ¹⁸  Let me go there. ¹⁹  It’s just a little place, isn’t it? ²⁰  Then I’ll survive.” ²¹ 

19:21 “Very well,” he replied, ²²  “I will grant this request too ²³  and will not overthrow ²⁴  the town you mentioned. 19:22 Run there quickly, ²⁵  for I cannot do anything until you arrive there.” (This incident explains why the town was called Zoar.) ²⁶ 

19:23 The sun had just risen ²⁷  over the land as Lot reached Zoar. ²⁸  19:24 Then the Lord rained down ²⁹  sulfur and fire ³⁰  on Sodom and Gomorrah. It was sent down from the sky by the Lord. ³¹ 

23:1 Sarah lived 127 years. ¹