Matthew 24:17

Matthew 24:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
• New International Version (NIV)Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.

Context of Matthew 24:17

15“So when you see the abomination of desolation [the appalling sacrilege that astonishes and makes desolate], spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place (let the reader understand), 16then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains [for refuge]. 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]. 18Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his coat. 19And woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!

Matthew 24:17 word by word

ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ δώματος μὴ καταβάτω ἆραι τὰ ἐκ τῆς οἰκίας αὐτοῦ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let himκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• which isὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the housetopδῶμαdōma · housetopG1430
• notμήmē · notG3361
• to takeαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• any thingτιςtis · oneG5100
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• houseοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614

Cross-references for Matthew 24:17

• Matthew 6:25“Therefore I tell you, stop being worried or anxious (perpetually uneasy, distracted) about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, as to what you will wear. Is life not more than food, and the body more than clothing?
• Job 2:4Satan answered the Lord, “Skin for skin! Yes, a man will give all he has for his life.
• Proverbs 6:4Give no [unnecessary] sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids;
• Mark 13:15Whoever is on the housetop must not go down [to enter the house], or go inside to take anything out of his house;
• Luke 17:31On that day, whoever is on the housetop, with his belongings in the house, must not come down [and go inside] to take them out; and likewise whoever is in the field must not turn back.
• Matthew 10:27What I say to you in the dark (privately), tell in the light (publicly); and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops [to many people].
• Deuteronomy 22:8“When you build a new house, you shall make a railing (parapet) around your [flat] roof, so that you do not bring the guilt of [innocent] blood on your house if someone falls from it.

Commentaries on Matthew 24:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Let 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Him 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-28Verses 4-28 The disciples had asked concerning the times, When these things should be? Christ gave them no answer to that; but they had also asked, What shall be the sign? This question he answers fully. The prophecy first respects events near at hand, the destruction of Jerusalem, the end of the Jewish church and state, the calling of the Gentiles, and the setting up of Christ's kingdom in the world; but it also looks to the general judgment; and toward…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-31Some think chapter 24 is about the return of Jesus at the end of time. Others think it as a prediction of events in AD 70, when the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and the temple. Some think it refers to both events. See also study notes on Mark 13.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 24:17

• House
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus Continued

In the dictionaries

• Deceive
• Desolation
• Elect
• Flight
• Goodman
• House
• Learn
• Lo
• Matthew, Gospel according to
• Olves, Mount of

Commentaries on Matthew 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings