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Matthew Chapter 24 verse 17 Holy Bible

ASV Matthew 24:17

let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house:
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BBE Matthew 24:17

Let not him who is on the house-top go down to take anything out of his house:
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DARBY Matthew 24:17

let not him that is on the house come down to take the things out of his house;
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KJV Matthew 24:17

Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
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WBT Matthew 24:17

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WEB Matthew 24:17

Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house.
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YLT Matthew 24:17

he on the house-top -- let him not come down to take up any thing out of his house;
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 17. - Housetop. This was fiat, and used as a place of rest, meditation, and familiar concourse (Matthew 10:27). Come down...house. The roof was accessible by two staircases, one external leading from the street or the country, the other mounting from the apartments. The householder was not to descend by this latter to carry off anything from his chambers within, but to escape at once by the outer staircase (setup. Luke 5:19). The flight was to be precipitate, like that of Lot from Sodom (cf. Luke 17:32). The warning was necessary, as, when the Zealots and assassins bad the upper hand, they allowed no one to leave the city. The warning, however, applied to dwellers in any part of Judaea.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) Let him which is on the housetop.--The houses in the streets of Jerusalem were built in a continuous line, and with flat roofs, so that a man might pass from house to house without descending into the street until he came to some point near the wall or gate of the city, and so make his escape. At a moment of danger (in this case that arising from the factions within the city, rather than the invaders without), any delay might prove fatal. Men were to escape as though their life were "given them for a prey" (Jeremiah 45:5), without thinking of their goods or chattels.