Mark 13:15

let him who is on the roof not come down and enter the house to fetch anything out of it;

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:

In Context

14"As soon, however, as you see the Abomination of Desolation standing where he ought not" --let the reader observe these words-- "then let those in Judaea escape to the hills;

16and let not him who is in the field turn back to pick up his outer garment.

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Cross References

Luke 17:31"On that day, if a man is on the roof and his property indoors, let him not go down to fetch it; and, in the same way, he who is in the field, let him not turn back.

Acts 27:38After eating a hearty meal they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat overboard.

Hebrews 11:7Through faith Noah, being divinely taught about things as yet unseen, reverently gave heed and built an ark for the safety of his family, and by this act he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which depends on faith.

Matthew Henry on Mark 13:15-24

The Destruction of the Temple Foretold. 14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judæa flee to the mountains: 15 And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house: 16 And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment. 17 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give… Read the whole commentary →

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