# But first he must suffer

"But first the Son of Man must suffer." Jesus is speaking about himself in the third person. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])

# be rejected by this generation

This can be stated in active form. AT: "the people of this generation must reject him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# As it happened ... even so will it also happen

"As people were doing things ... even so people will be doing the same things"

# in the days of Noah

The "days of Noah" refers to the time during Noah's life just before God punished the people of the world. AT: "when Noah was living"

# in the days of the Son of Man

The "days of the Son of Man" refers to the period just before the Son of Man will come. AT: "when the Son of Man is about to come"

# They ate, they drank, they married, and they were given in marriage

People were doing ordinary things. They did not know or care that God was about to judge them.

# they were given in marriage

This can be stated in active form. AT: "parents were allowing their daughters to marry men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# the ark

"the ship" or "the barge"

# destroyed them all

This does not include Noah and his family who were in the ark. AT: "destroyed all those who were not in the boat"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/suffer]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/reject]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/generation]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/noah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/ark]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/flood]]