Matthew 24:17
let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house,
Unlocked Literal Bible
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“let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains,
18and let him who is in the field not return to take his cloak.
Cross References
1 Samuel 9:25When they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the rooftop.
Proverbs 6:4Give your eyes no sleep 1 and your eyelids no slumber. 1
Matthew 10:27What I tell you in the darkness, say in the daylight, and what you hear softly in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
Luke 5:19They could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, so they went up to the housetop and let the man down through the tiles, on his mat, into the midst of the people, right in front of Jesus.
Luke 17:31In that day, do not let him who is on the housetop go down to get his goods out of the house; and do not let him who is in the field return.
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 →