Matthew 24:17
let him not come down to take the things out of his house;
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
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 let those in Judaea flee to the mountains; he that is upon the house,
18and he that is in the field, let him not turn back to take his garments.
Cross References
Matthew 10:27What I say to you in the darkness, that speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, that proclaim upon the house-tops.
Luke 5:19And not finding by what way they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with the couch into the midst before Jesus.
Luke 17:31In that day, he who shall be on the house-top, and his goods in the house, let him not come down to take them away; and he that is in the field, let him likewise not turn 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 →