Matthew 24:17
Let not him who is upon the roof go down to take any thing out of his house.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
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 such as are in Judea flee into the mountains.
18And he that is in the field, let him not turn back to take his garment.
Cross References
Matthew 10:27What I say unto you in the dark, publish in the light: and what ye hear whispered into the ear, proclaim upon the roofs.
Luke 5:19And not discovering by what means they could introduce him, because of the crowd, they went up to the roof, and through the tiling let him down with his little couch into the midst, before Jesus.
Luke 17:31In that day, let not the man who is upon the roof, and his goods in the house, go down to carry them away: and he that is in the field, in like manner, let him not return for any things behind him.
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 →