Matthew 24:17
"let him who is upon the housetop not go down to get the things in his house,
Montgomery 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
16"then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains;
18"and the man in the field not turn back to get his cloak.
Cross References
Matthew 10:27"What I am telling you is in the darkness, do you speak in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
Luke 5:19So they went up on the roof, and let him down through the tiling, with his bed, into the crowd, before Jesus.
Luke 17:31"On that day, if a man is on the housetop and his goods inside, let him not go down to take them away; nor should a man in the field 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 →