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New King James Version
Matthew 24:17
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A man on the housetop
Let him which is on the house top, not come downe, to take any thing out of his house:
Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house,
"Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get things out of his house.
If people are on the roofs of their houses, they must not go down to get anything out of their houses.
"Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things that are in his house [because there will not be enough time].
"Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house.
Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house.
Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.
If you are on the roof of your house, don't go inside to get anything.
If someone is on the roof, he must not go down to gather his belongings from his house;
let not him that is on the house come down to take the things out of his house;
They should run away without wasting time to stop for anything. If they are on the roof of their house, they must not go down to get anything out of the house.
Let him which is on the house top, not come downe to fetch any thing out of his house.
And he who is on the roof, let him not come down to take things out of his house.
Someone who is on the roof of a house must not take the time to go down and get any belongings from the house.
The one who is on his housetop must not come down to take things out of his house,
the one on the housetop, let him not go down to take anything out of his house;
let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house:
Let not him who is on the house-top go down to take anything out of his house:
Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house.
The person who is on the housetop must not come down to get what is in his house,
And let not him who is on the roof descend to take what [fn] his house;
and let him who is on the roof, not come down to take what is in his house:
And let hym which is on the house toppe, not come downe to fet any thyng out of his house:
let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house:
Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house.
come down to take any thing out of his house:
let him who is on the roof not go down to fetch what is in his house;
come not doun to take ony thing of his hous; and he that is in the feeld,
let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house:
Let him who is on the house-top not come down to take any thing out of his house:
The one on the roof must not come down to take anything out of his house,
A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack.
The man who is on the top of his house should not come down to take anything out of his house.
the one on the housetop must not go down to take what is in the house;
And, he that is on the house-top, let him not come down, to take away the things out of his house;
And he that is on the housetop, let him not come down to take any thing out of his house:
let him who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house;
And let him which is on ye housse toppe not come downe to fet eny thinge out of his housse.
he on the house-top -- let him not come down to take up any thing out of his house;
and let him which is on the house toppe, not come downe to fet eny thinge out of his house:
he that is on the battlements, let him not venture to go in to take any thing out of his house.
If you're patchin' some shakes on the roof, don't even go back inside, just ride.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
which: Matthew 6:25, Job 2:4, Proverbs 6:4, Proverbs 6:5, Mark 13:15, Mark 13:16, Luke 17:31-33
the housetop: Matthew 10:27, Deuteronomy 22:8
Reciprocal: Genesis 45:20 - stuff Joshua 2:6 - to the roof Joshua 2:19 - whosoever
Cross-References
Now Abraham was old, well advanced in age; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
But Abraham said to him, "Beware that you do not take my son back there.
The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my family, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, 'To your descendants [fn] I give this land,' He will send His angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.
And the servant ran to meet her and said, "Please let me drink a little water from your pitcher."
So she said, "Drink, my lord." Then she quickly let her pitcher down to her hand, and gave him a drink.
The LORD has blessed my master greatly, and he has become great; and He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, indeed a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, "Please bring me a little water in a cup, that I may drink."
O inhabitants of the land of Tema, Bring water to him who is thirsty; With their bread they met him who fled.
There will be on every high mountain And on every high hill Rivers and streams of waters, In the day of the great slaughter, When the towers fall.
They shall neither hunger nor thirst, Neither heat nor sun shall strike them; For He who has mercy on them will lead them, Even by the springs of water He will guide them.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Let him which is on the housetop,.... Who should be there either for his devotion or recreation; for the houses of the Jews were built with flat roofs and battlements about them, which they made use of both for diversion and pleasure, and for private meditation and prayer, for social conversation, and sometimes for public preaching; see Matthew 10:27
not come down to take anything out of his house: that is, let him not come down in the inner way, but by the stairs, or ladder, on the outside of the house, which was usual. They had two ways of going out of, and into their houses; the one they call d, דרך פתחים, "the way of the doors"; the other, דרך גגין, "the way of the roof": upon which the gloss is,
"to go up on the outside, דרך פולם, "by way" or "means" of a ladder, fixed at the entrance of the door of the upper room, and from thence he goes down into the house by a ladder;''
and in the same way they could come out; see Mark 2:4 and let him not go into his house to take any of his goods, or money, or food along with him necessary for his sustenance in his flight; lest, whilst he is busy in taking care of these, he loses his life, or, at least, the opportunity of making his escape; so sudden is this desolation represented to be.
d T. Bab. Bava Metzia, fol. 117. 1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Him which is on the house-top - The roofs of the houses in Eastern countries were made flat, so that they were favorable places for walking and retirement. See the notes at Matthew 9:1-8. The meaning here is, that He who should be on the house-top when this calamity came upon the city “should flee without delay;” He should not even take time to secure any article of apparel from his house. So sudden would be the calamity, that by attempting to do this He would endanger his life.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 24:17. Let him which is on the house top — The houses of the Jews, as well as those of the ancient Greeks and Romans, were flat-roofed, and had stairs on the outside, by which persons might ascend and descend without coming into the house. In the eastern walled cities, these flat-roofed houses usually formed continued terraces from one end of the city to the other; which terraces terminated at the gates. He, therefore, who is walking on the house top, let him not come down to take any thing out of his house; but let him instantly pursue his course along the tops of the houses, and escape out at the city gate as fast as he can.
Any thing — Instead of τι, any thing, we should read τα, the things; which reading is supported by all the best MSS., versions, and fathers.
