Matthew 24:17
he on the housetop—do not let him come down to take up anything out of his house;
Literal Standard Version
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 those in Judea—let them flee to the mountains;
18and he in the field—do not let him turn back to take his garments.
Cross References
1 Samuel 9:25And they come down from the high place to the city, and he speaks with Saul on the roof.
Proverbs 6:4Do not give sleep to your eyes, || And slumber to your eyelids,
Matthew 10:27that which I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light, and that which you hear at the ear, proclaim on the housetops.
Luke 5:19and having not found by what way they may bring him in because of the multitude, having gone up on the housetop, through the tiles they let him down with the little bed, into the midst before Jesus,
Luke 17:31in that day, he who will be on the housetop, and his vessels in the house, do not let him come down to take them away; and he in the field, in like manner, do not let him turn backward;
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 →