Matthew 24:17
And, he that is on the house-top, let him not come down, to take away the things out of his house;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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, they who are in Judaea, let them flee into the mountains;
18And, he that is in the field, let him not turn back, to take away his mantle.
Cross References
1 Samuel 9:25And, when they had come down from the high place into the city, he spread a couch for Saul upon the house-top, and he lay down.
Proverbs 6:4Do not give sleep to thine eyes, or slumber to thine eyelashes;
Matthew 10:27What I am saying to you in the darkness, tell ye in the light,—and, what [whispered] into the ear ye are hearing, proclaim ye on the housetops.
Luke 5:19And, not finding by what means they might bring him in, because of the multitude, going up on the house-top, through the tiling, let they him down, with the little-couch, into the midst before Jesus.
Luke 17:31In that day, he that shall be on the housetop, and his utensils in the house, let him not go down, to take them away! And, he that is in the field, in like manner, let him not turn unto the things behind,
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 →