God’s Word Translation
Mark 13:15
15Those who are on the roof should not come down to get anything out of their houses.
Mark 13:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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:
- New International Version (NIV)Let no one on the housetop go down or enter the house to take anything out.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let the one who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything out,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let him who is on the housetop not go down into the house, nor enter to take anything out of his house.
Context of Mark 13:15
13Everyone will hate you because you are committed to me. But the person who endures to the end will be saved. 14“When you see the disgusting thing that will cause destruction standing where it should not (let the reader take note), those of you in Judea should flee to the mountains. Those who are on the roof should not come down to get anything out of their houses. 16Those who are in the field should not turn back to get their coats. 17“How horrible it will be for the women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days.
Read all of Mark 13Mark 13:15 word by word
ὁ δὲ ἐπὶ τοῦ δώματος μὴ καταβάτω μηδὲ εἰσελθάτω ἆραί τι ἐκ τῆς οἰκίας αὐτοῦ·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- let him that isὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- the housetopδῶμαdōma · housetopG1430
- notμήmē · notG3361
- go downκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- the houseοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
- neitherμηδέmēde · norG3366
- enterεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
- to takeαἴρωairō · to take upG142
- any thingτιςtis · oneG5100
- out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- houseοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
Cross-references for Mark 13:15
- Genesis 19:15As soon as it was dawn, the angels urged Lot by saying, “Quick! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you’ll be swept away when the city is punished.”
- Job 2:4Satan answered the Lord, “Skin for skin! Certainly, a man will give everything he has for his life.
- Proverbs 6:4Don’t let your eyes rest or your eyelids close.
- Proverbs 22:3Sensible people foresee trouble and hide ⌞from it⌟, but gullible people go ahead and suffer ⌞the consequence⌟.
- Matthew 24:16those of you in Judea should flee to the mountains.
- Luke 17:31“On that day those who are on the roof shouldn’t come down to get their belongings out of their houses. Those who are in the field shouldn’t turn back.
- Acts 27:18We continued to be tossed so violently by the storm that the next day the men began to throw the cargo overboard.
- Philippians 3:7These things that I once considered valuable, I now consider worthless for Christ.
- Hebrews 11:7Faith led Noah to listen when God warned him about the things in the future that he could not see. He obeyed God and built a ship to save his family. Through faith Noah condemned the world and received God’s approval that comes through faith.
Commentaries on Mark 13:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15House-top - See on Matthew 24:17; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15On the house-top - See the notes at Matthew 9:1-8.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-23Verses 14-23 The Jews in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin apace. Here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this. Such destruction and desolation, that the like cannot be found in any history. Promises of power to persevere, and cautions against falling away, well agree with each other. But the more we consider these things, the more we shall see…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16A person relaxing on the roof of their Judean home should not even pack after seeing this sign, but come down and flee. Likewise, a person out in the field should not return home to retrieve his cloak. Believers were to flee from the approaching Roman army as soon as they saw the sign of 13:14. Their movement was usually cautious, methodical (careful and step-by-step), and relentless (steady and not stopping). But Jesus warned people not to wait and see…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. And let him that is on the housetop not get down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house--that is, let him take the outside flight of steps from the roof to the ground; a graphic way of denoting the extreme urgency of the case, and the danger of being tempted, by the desire to save his property, to delay till escape should become impossible.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 13
- 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
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