Matthew 24:17
he on the house-top — let him not come down to take up any thing out of his house;
Young's Literal Translation
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 those in Judea — let them flee to the mounts;
18and he in the field — let him not turn back to take his garments.
Cross References
1 Samuel 9:25And they come down from the high place to the city, and he speaketh with Saul on the roof.
Proverbs 6:4Give not sleep to thine eyes, And slumber to thine eyelids,
Matthew 10:27that which I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light, and that which you hear at the ear, proclaim on the house-tops.
Luke 5:19and not having found by what way they may bring him in because of the multitude, having gone up on the house-top, through the tiles they let him down, with the little couch, into the midst before Jesus,
Luke 17:31in that day, he who shall be on the house top, and his vessels in the house, let him not come down to take them away; and he in the field, in like manner, let him not turn backward;
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 →