Matthew 24:17
He who is on the housetop must not come down to get anything out of his house.
Text-Critical English NT
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 who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.
18And he who is in the field must not turn back to get his garments.
Cross References
Matthew 10:27What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim on the housetops.
Luke 5:19But when they could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down through the tiles, together with his mat, into the middle of the crowd in front of Jesus.
Luke 17:31On that day, he who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must not come down to get them. Likewise, he who is in the field must 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 →