Matthew 24:17
And let hym which is on the house toppe, not come downe to fet any thyng out of his house:
Bible (Bishops')
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 them which be in Iurie, flee into the mountaynes:
18Neither let hym which is in the fielde, returne backe to fetche his clothes.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:4Let not thyne eyes sleepe, nor thyne eye liddes slumber.
Matthew 10:27What I tell you in darknesse, that speake ye in lyght: And what ye heare in the eare, that preach ye on the houses.
Luke 5:19And when they coulde not fynde on what syde they myght bryng hym in, because of the prease, they went vpon the toppe of the house, and let hym downe through the tylyng, bed and all, euen in the myddes before Iesus.
Luke 17:31At that day, he which is on the house [top,] and his stuffe in the house, let him not come downe to take it out: And let not him that is in the fielde, turne backe agayne lykewyse, to the thynges that he left behynde.
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 →