1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they [were] fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also [is] flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare [children] to them, the same [became] mighty men which [were] of old, men of renown.
5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually.
6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
9 These [are] the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man [and] perfect in his generations, [and] Noah walked with God.
10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
15 And this [is the fashion] which thou shalt make it [of]: The length of the ark [shall be] three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; [with] lower, second, and third [stories] shalt thou make it.
17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein [is] the breath of life, from under heaven; [and] every thing that [is] in the earth shall die.
18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.
19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every [sort] shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep [them] alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every [sort] shall come unto thee, to keep [them] alive.
21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather [it] to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
22 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
Versículos relacionados com Genesis, 6:
Genesis 6 tells the story of the flood, an event in which God decides to destroy humanity because of his corruption and evil, preserving only Noah and his family, as well as a representation of each type of animal in an ark. The selected verses are:
Isaiah 54:9: "For this will be to me as the waters of Noah; for I swore that Noah's waters would no longer flood the earth, and thus I swore that I will no longer go against you, nor will I rebuke you." This verse refers to Noah's flood as a promise of God that he will never destroy the earth with water again.
2 Peter 2:5: "And it did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of justice, with seven more people when he brought the flood over a world of wicked." This verse mentions Noah as a preacher of justice and the destruction of the wicked world by the flood.
Matthew 24:37-39: "For as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be the coming of the Son of man. For, as in the days before the flood, they ate, drank, married, and giving themselves in marriage, until The day Noah entered the ark, and did not realize him, until the flood came, and led them to all; so will be the coming of the son of man. " This verse compares the flood with the second coming of Jesus, emphasizing the need to be prepared for judgment.
Genesis 9:11: "I establish my covenant with you: no creature will never be exterminated because of the waters of the flood; there will never be another flood to destroy the earth." This verse is God establishing the covenant with Noah after the flood, promising never to destroy the earth with water.
Hebrews 11:7: "By faith, Noah, divinely instructed about events that have not yet been seen and being fearful to God, built an ark to save his family; and through faith condemned the world and became heir to justice that is according to faith. " This verse highlights Noah's faith to obey God and build the ark, as well as his righteousness and salvation of destruction.
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