Matthew 24:17
let him who is on the roof not go down to fetch what is in his house;
Weymouth NT (1912)
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 Judaea escape to the hills;
18nor let him who is outside the city stay to pick up his outer garment.
Cross References
Matthew 10:27What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what is whispered into your ear, proclaim upon the roofs of the houses.
Luke 5:19But when they could find no way of doing so because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiling--bed and all--into the midst, in front of Jesus.
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.
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 →