Matthew 24:17

17 Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house.

Matthew 24:17 in Other Translations

KJV
17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
ESV
17 Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house,
NLT
17 A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack.
MSG
17 if you're working in the yard, don't return to the house to get anything;
CSB
17 A man on the housetop must not come down to get things out of his house.

Matthew 24:17 In-Context

15 “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand—
16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
17 Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house.
18 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak.
19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!

Cross References 1

  • 1. 1 Samuel 9:25; Matthew 10:27; Luke 12:3; Acts 10:9
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