Matthew 24:17
And he that is on the housetop, let him not come down to take any thing out of his house:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
In Context
16Then they that are in Judea, let them flee to the mountains:
18And he that is in the field, let him not go back to take his coat.
Cross References
1 Samuel 9:25And they went down from the high place into the town, and he spoke with Saul upon the top of the house: and he prepared a bed for Saul on the top of the house, and he slept.
Proverbs 6:4Give not sleep to thy eyes, neither let thy eyelids slumber.
Matthew 10:27That which I tell you in the dark, speak ye in the light: and that which you hear in the ear, preach ye upon the housetops.
Luke 5:19And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went up upon the roof, and let him down through the tiles with his bed into the midst before Jesus.
Luke 17:31In that hour, he that shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and he that shall be in the field, in like manner, let him not return back.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 24:5-32
Awful Predictions. 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9 Then shall… Read the whole commentary →