Genesis 6:9 (WEB)
This is the history of the generations of Noah: Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noah walked with God.
Catechism · 1
“Noah's offering is pleasing to God, who blesses him and through him all creation, because his heart was upright and undivided; Noah, like Enoch before him, "walks with God."” — Catechism footnote: Gen 6:9; 8:20- 9:17.
Fathers and councils · 2
Tertullian
“For whence was Noah “found righteous,” if in his case the righteousness of a natural law had not preceded?” — editor's note: Gen. vi. 9; vii. 1; comp. Heb. xi. 7.
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John Chrysostom
“And, if you will, let us enumerate them from the first and from the very beginning: Abel, Noah himself; for it is not possible that he, being the only one in that so great multitude of the wicked, should not have been afflicted; for it is said, “Noah being” alone “perfect in his generation, pleased God.” ( Gen. vi. 9.)” — the author cites it
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