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Literal Standard Version

Mark 13:15

and he on the housetop, do not let him come down into the house, nor come in to take anything out of his house;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jerusalem;   Jesus Continued;   Watchfulness;   The Topic Concordance - Abomination;   Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ;   End of the World;   Redemption;   Resurrection;   Tribulation;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - House;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Agnoet Ae;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Mark, the Gospel of;   Temple of Jerusalem;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Antichrist;   Apocalyptic Literature;   Kingdom of God;   Matthew, Gospel According to;   Messiah;   Mss;   Parousia;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Coming Again;   House;   House (2);   Manuscripts;   Messiah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abominable;   Abomination;   Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Eschatology of the New Testament;   Parousia;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - House;   New Testament;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
A man on the housetop must not come down or go in to get anything out of his house,
King James Version (1611)
And let him that is on the house top, not goe downe into the house, neither enter therin, to take any thing out of his house.
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:
English Standard Version
Let the one who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything out,
New American Standard Bible
"Whoever is on the housetop must not go down, nor go in to get anything out of his house.
New Century Version
If people are on the roofs of their houses, they must not go down or go inside to get anything out of their houses.
Amplified Bible
"Whoever is on the housetop must not go down [to enter the house], or go inside to take anything out of his house;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The one who is on the housetop must not go down, or go in to get anything out of his house;
Legacy Standard Bible
And the one who is on the housetop must not go down, or go in to get anything out of his house;
Berean Standard Bible
Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house.
Contemporary English Version
If you are on the roof of your house, don't go inside to get anything.
Complete Jewish Bible
If someone is on the roof, he must not go down and enter his house to take any of his belongings;
Darby Translation
and him that is upon the housetop not come down into the house, nor enter [into it] to take away anything out of his house;
Easy-to-Read Version
They should run away without wasting time to stop for anything. If someone is on the roof of their house, they must not go down to take things out of the house.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And let him that is vpon the house, not come downe into the house, neither enter therein, to fetch any thing out of his house.
George Lamsa Translation
And he who is on the roof, let him not come down, and not enter to take anything out of his house;
Good News Translation
Someone who is on the roof of a house must not lose time by going down into the house to get anything to take along.
Lexham English Bible
The one who is on his housetop must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house,
Literal Translation
And he on the housetop, let him not go down into the house, nor go in to take a thing out of his house.
American Standard Version
and let him that is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house:
Bible in Basic English
And let him who is on the house-top not go down, or go in, to take anything out of his house:
Hebrew Names Version
and let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house.
International Standard Version
The person who is on his housetop must not come down and go into his house to take anything out of it,
Etheridge Translation
And he who is upon the roof, let him not descend nor enter in to carry any thing from his house;
Murdock Translation
and let him that is on the roof, not come down and enter [fn] , to take any thing from his house:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And let hym that is on ye house toppe, not go downe into the house, neither enter therin, to fetch any thyng out of his house.
English Revised Version
and let him that is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house:
World English Bible
and let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And let not him that is on the house-top go down into the house, neither enter in, to take any thing out of his house.
Weymouth's New Testament
let him who is on the roof not come down and enter the house to fetch anything out of it;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he that is aboue the roof, come not doun in to the hous, nethir entre he, to take ony thing of his hous;
Update Bible Version
and let him that is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house:
Webster's Bible Translation
And let him that is on the house-top not go down into the house, neither enter [it], to take any thing out of his house:
New English Translation
The one on the roof must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house.
New King James Version
Let him who is on the housetop not go down into the house, nor enter to take anything out of his house.
New Living Translation
A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack.
New Life Bible
He that is on the top of the house should not take the time to get anything out of his house.
New Revised Standard
the one on the housetop must not go down or enter the house to take anything away;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He that is on the house-top, let him not come down, neither let him enter, to take away anything out of his louse;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house nor enter therein to take any thing out of the house.
Revised Standard Version
let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything away;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And let him that is on the housse toppe not descende doune into the housse nether entre therin to fetche eny thinge oute of his housse.
Young's Literal Translation
and he upon the house-top, let him not come down to the house, nor come in to take anything out of his house;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and let him that is on the house toppe not descede in to the house, ner come therin, to fetch eny thinge out of the house.
Mace New Testament (1729)
he that is upon the battlements let him not descend into the house, nor enter therein to take any thing away: let
Simplified Cowboy Version
When you see that, you don't even stop to put something in your saddlebags, you just jump on and go.

Contextual Overview

14And when you may see the abomination of the desolation, that was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it should not (whoever is reading let him understand), then those in Judea, let them flee to the mountains; 15and he on the housetop, do not let him come down into the house, nor come in to take anything out of his house;16and he who is in the field, do not let him turn to the things behind, to take up his garment. 17And woe to those with child, and to those giving suck, in those days; 18and pray that your flight may not be in winter, 19for those days will be tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the creation that God created, until now, and may not be [again]; 20and if the LORD did not shorten the days, no flesh had been saved; but because of the chosen, whom He chose to Himself, He shortened the days. 21And then, if any may say to you, Behold, here [is] the Christ, or, Behold, there, you may not believe; 22for there will rise false Christs and false prophets, and they will give signs and wonders, to seduce, if possible, also the chosen; 23and you, take heed; behold, I have foretold you all things.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Genesis 19:15-17, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 19:26, Job 2:4, Proverbs 6:4, Proverbs 6:5, Proverbs 22:3, Matthew 24:16-18, Luke 17:31-33, Acts 27:18, Acts 27:19, Acts 27:38, Philippians 3:7, Philippians 3:8, Hebrews 11:7

Reciprocal: Matthew 24:17 - which Luke 21:21 - flee

Cross-References

Genesis 12:7
And YHWH appears to Abram and says, "To your seed I give this land"; and there he builds an altar to YHWH, who has appeared to him.
Genesis 13:1
And Abram goes up from Egypt (he and his wife, and all that he has, and Lot with him) toward the south;
Genesis 13:2
and Abram [is] exceedingly wealthy in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
Genesis 13:3
And he goes on his journeys from the south, even to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the commencement, between Bethel and Hai—
Genesis 13:4
to the place of the altar which he made there at the first, and there Abram preaches in the Name of YHWH.
Genesis 13:7
and there is a strife between those feeding Abram's livestock and those feeding Lot's livestock; and the Canaanite and the Perizzite [are] then dwelling in the land.
Genesis 13:8
And Abram says to Lot, "Please let there not be strife between me and you, and between my shepherds and your shepherds, for we [are] men—brothers.
Genesis 13:9
Is not all the land before you? Please be parted from me; if to the left, then I to the right; and if to the right, then I to the left."
Genesis 13:12
Abram has dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot has dwelt in the cities of the circuit, and moves [his] tent to Sodom;
Genesis 15:18
In that day has YHWH made with Abram a covenant, saying, "To your seed I have given this land, from the River of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And let him that is on the house top,.... On the battlements of the house, either for diversion or devotion:

not go down into the house; in the inner way by the stairs, or ladder within doors:

neither enter therein; being come down from the top of the house, by stairs, or a ladder without, which was usual:

to take any thing out of his house; to take care of his goods, or take any thing along with him, that might be useful in his flight, and journey, and stay abroad; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

On the house-top - See the notes at Matthew 9:1-8.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Mark 13:15. House-topMatthew 24:17; Matthew 24:17.


 
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