| King James Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, | 1When mankind began to multiply on the earth and daughters were born to them, |
| 2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. | 2the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful, and they took any they chose as wives for themselves. |
| 3And 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. | 3And the LORD said, "My Spirit will not remain with mankind forever, because they are corrupt. Their days will be 120 years." |
| 4There 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. | 4The Nephilim were on the earth both in those days and afterward, when the sons of God came to the daughters of mankind, who bore children to them. They were the powerful men of old, the famous men. |
| 5And 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. | 5When the LORD saw that human wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every inclination of the human mind was nothing but evil all the time, |
| 6And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. | 6the LORD regretted that he had made man on the earth, and he was deeply grieved. |
| 7And 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. | 7Then the LORD said, "I will wipe mankind, whom I created, off the face of the earth, together with the animals, creatures that crawl, and birds of the sky--for I regret that I made them." |
| 8But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. | 8Noah, however, found favor with the LORD. |
| 9These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. | 9These are the family records of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among his contemporaries; Noah walked with God. |
| 10And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. | 10And Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. |
| 11The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. | 11Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with wickedness. |
| 12And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. | 12God saw how corrupt the earth was, for every creature had corrupted its way on the earth. |
| 13And 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. | 13Then God said to Noah, "I have decided to put an end to every creature, for the earth is filled with wickedness because of them; therefore I am going to destroy them along with the earth. |
| 14Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. | 14"Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it with pitch inside and outside. |
| 15And 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. | 15This is how you are to make it: The ark will be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. |
| 16A 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. | 16You are to make a roof, finishing the sides of the ark to within eighteen inches of the roof. You are to put a door in the side of the ark. Make it with lower, middle, and upper decks. |
| 17And, 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. | 17"Understand that I am bringing a flood--floodwaters on the earth to destroy every creature under heaven with the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish. |
| 18But 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. | 18But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark with your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives. |
| 19And 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. | 19You are also to bring into the ark two of all the living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. |
| 20Of 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. | 20Two of everything--from the birds according to their kinds, from the livestock according to their kinds, and from the animals that crawl on the ground according to their kinds--will come to you so that you can keep them alive. |
| 21And 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. | 21Take with you every kind of food that is eaten; gather it as food for you and for them." |
| 22Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. | 22And Noah did this. He did everything that God had commanded him. |
| King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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