Matthew 24:17
and a man on the housetop must not go down to get the things that are in his house;
Open English Bible (US)
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
16“then those of you who are in Judea must take refuge in the mountains;
18nor must one who is on their farm turn back to get his cloak.
Cross References
Matthew 10:27What I tell you in the dark, say again in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim on the housetops.
Luke 5:19but, finding no way of getting him in owing to the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him through the tiles, with his pallet, into the middle of the people and in front of Jesus.
Luke 17:31On that day, if a person is on their house-top and their goods in the house, they must not go down to get them; nor again must one who is on the farm 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 →