Mark 13:15

International Standard Version

The person who is on his housetop must not come down and go into his house to take anything out of it,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
A man on the housetop must not come down or go in to get anything out of his house,

King James Version (1611)
And let him that is on the house top, not goe downe into the house, neither enter therin, to take any thing out of his house.

King James Version
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:

English Standard Version
Let the one who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything out,

New American Standard Bible
"Whoever is on the housetop must not go down, nor go in to get anything out of his house.

New Century Version
If people are on the roofs of their houses, they must not go down or go inside to get anything out of their houses.

Amplified Bible
"Whoever is on the housetop must not go down [to enter the house], or go inside to take anything out of his house;

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The one who is on the housetop must not go down, or go in to get anything out of his house;

Legacy Standard Bible
And the one who is on the housetop must not go down, or go in to get anything out of his house;

Berean Standard Bible
Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house.

Contemporary English Version
If you are on the roof of your house, don't go inside to get anything.

Complete Jewish Bible
If someone is on the roof, he must not go down and enter his house to take any of his belongings;

Darby Translation
and him that is upon the housetop not come down into the house, nor enter [into it] to take away anything out of his house;

Easy-to-Read Version
They should run away without wasting time to stop for anything. If someone is on the roof of their house, they must not go down to take things out of the house.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And let him that is vpon the house, not come downe into the house, neither enter therein, to fetch any thing out of his house.

George Lamsa Translation
And he who is on the roof, let him not come down, and not enter to take anything out of his house;

Good News Translation
Someone who is on the roof of a house must not lose time by going down into the house to get anything to take along.

Lexham English Bible
The one who is on his housetop must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house,

Literal Translation
And he on the housetop, let him not go down into the house, nor go in to take a thing out of his house.

American Standard Version
and let him that is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house:

Bible in Basic English
And let him who is on the house-top not go down, or go in, to take anything out of his house:

Hebrew Names Version
and let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house.

Etheridge Translation
And he who is upon the roof, let him not descend nor enter in to carry any thing from his house;

Murdock Translation
and let him that is on the roof, not come down and enter [fn] , to take any thing from his house:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And let hym that is on ye house toppe, not go downe into the house, neither enter therin, to fetch any thyng out of his house.

English Revised Version
and let him that is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house:

World English Bible
and let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And let not him that is on the house-top go down into the house, neither enter in, to take any thing out of his house.

Weymouth's New Testament
let him who is on the roof not come down and enter the house to fetch anything out of it;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he that is aboue the roof, come not doun in to the hous, nethir entre he, to take ony thing of his hous;

Update Bible Version
and let him that is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house:

Webster's Bible Translation
And let him that is on the house-top not go down into the house, neither enter [it], to take any thing out of his house:

New English Translation
The one on the roof must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house.

New King James Version
Let him who is on the housetop not go down into the house, nor enter to take anything out of his house.

New Living Translation
A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack.

New Life Bible
He that is on the top of the house should not take the time to get anything out of his house.

New Revised Standard
the one on the housetop must not go down or enter the house to take anything away;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He that is on the house-top, let him not come down, neither let him enter, to take away anything out of his louse;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house nor enter therein to take any thing out of the house.

Revised Standard Version
let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything away;

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And let him that is on the housse toppe not descende doune into the housse nether entre therin to fetche eny thinge oute of his housse.

Young's Literal Translation
and he upon the house-top, let him not come down to the house, nor come in to take anything out of his house;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and let him that is on the house toppe not descede in to the house, ner come therin, to fetch eny thinge out of the house.

Mace New Testament (1729)
he that is upon the battlements let him not descend into the house, nor enter therein to take any thing away: let

Simplified Cowboy Version
When you see that, you don't even stop to put something in your saddlebags, you just jump on and go.

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ "So when you see the destructive desecration standing where it should not be (let the reader take note),Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11">[fn] then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.Daniel 9:27; Matthew 24:15; Luke 21:21;">[xr] ¹⁵ The person who is on his housetop must not come down and go into his house to take anything out of it, ¹⁶ and the person who is in the field must not turn back to get his coat. ¹⁷ "How terrible it will be for women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days!Luke 21:23; 23:29;">[xr] ¹⁸ Pray that it may not be in winter. ¹⁹ For those days will be a time of suffering,tribulation">[fn] a kind that has not happened from the beginning of the creation that God made until now and certainly will never happen again.Daniel 9:26; 12:1; Joel 2:2; Matthew 24:21;">[xr] ²⁰ If the Lord did not limit those days, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect whom he has chosen, he has limited those days. ²¹ "At that time, if anyone says to you, 'Look! Here is the Christ!',[fn] or, 'Look! There he is!', don't believe it.Matthew 24:23; Luke 17:23; 21:8;">[xr] ²² For false christs and false prophets will appear and produce signs and omens to deceive, if possible, the elect. ²³ So be on your guard! I've told you everything before it happens."2 Peter 3:17;">[xr]

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Genesis 19:15-17, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 19:26, Job 2:4, Proverbs 6:4, Proverbs 6:5, Proverbs 22:3, Matthew 24:16-18, Luke 17:31-33, Acts 27:18, Acts 27:19, Acts 27:38, Philippians 3:7, Philippians 3:8, Hebrews 11:7

Reciprocal: Matthew 24:17 - which Luke 21:21 - flee

Cross-References

Matthew 5:5
"How blessed are those who are humble,gentle">[fn]Psalm 37:11; Romans 4:13;">[xr] for it is they who will inherit the earth!

Acts 7:5
He gave him no property in it, not even a foot of land, yet he promised to give it to him and his descendants after him as a permanent possession, even though he had no child.Genesis 12:7; 13:15; 17:8; 26:3;">[xr]

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And let him that is on the house top,.... On the battlements of the house, either for diversion or devotion:

not go down into the house; in the inner way by the stairs, or ladder within doors:

neither enter therein; being come down from the top of the house, by stairs, or a ladder without, which was usual:

to take any thing out of his house; to take care of his goods, or take any thing along with him, that might be useful in his flight, and journey, and stay abroad; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

On the house-top - See the notes at Matthew 9:1-8.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Mark 13:15. House-top — Matthew 24:17; Matthew 24:17.