Matthew 24:17
Let not him who is on the house-top go down to take anything out of his house:
Bible in Basic English
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 let those who are in Judaea go in flight to the mountains:
18And let not him who is in the field go back to get his coat.
Cross References
1 Samuel 9:25And when they had come down from the high place into the town, where a bed was made ready for Saul, he went to rest.
Proverbs 6:4Give no sleep to your eyes, or rest to them;
Matthew 10:27What I say to you in the dark, say in the light: and what comes to your ear secretly, say publicly from the house-tops.
Luke 5:19And because of the mass of people, there was no way to get him in; so they went up on the top of the house and let him down through the roof, on his bed, into the middle in front of Jesus.
Luke 17:31On that day, if anyone is on the roof of the house, and his goods are in the house, let him not go down to take them away; and let him who is in the field not go back to his house.
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 →