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Mark 13:15

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jerusalem;   Jesus Continued;   Watchfulness;   The Topic Concordance - Abomination;   Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ;   End of the World;   Redemption;   Resurrection;   Tribulation;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - House;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Agnoet Ae;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Mark, the Gospel of;   Temple of Jerusalem;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Antichrist;   Apocalyptic Literature;   Kingdom of God;   Matthew, Gospel According to;   Messiah;   Mss;   Parousia;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Coming Again;   House;   House (2);   Manuscripts;   Messiah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abominable;   Abomination;   Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Eschatology of the New Testament;   Parousia;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - House;   New Testament;  

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.
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.
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,
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 "But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be" (let the one who reads understand), "then those in Judea must flee to the mountains! 15 The one who is on his housetop must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house, 16 and the one who is in the field must not turn back to pick up his cloak. 17 And woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days! 18 But pray that it will not happen in winter. 19 For in those days there will be tribulation of such a kind as has not happened from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and never will happen. 20 And if the Lord had not shortened the days, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has shortened the days. 21 "And at that time if anyone should say to you, "Behold, here is the Christ,' ‘Behold, there he is,' do not believe him! 22 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, and will produce signs and wonders in order to mislead, if possible, the elect. 23 But you, watch out! I have told you everything ahead of time!

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

Genesis 12:7
And Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." And he built an altar there to Yahweh, who had appeared to him.
Genesis 13:1
Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that was with him. And Lot went with him to the Negev.
Genesis 13:2
Now Abram was very wealthy in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
Genesis 13:3
And he went according to his journey from the Negev, then to Bethel, to the place where his tent was at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,
Genesis 13:4
to the place where he had made an altar at the beginning. And Abram called on the name of Yahweh there.
Genesis 13:7
And there was a quarrel between the herdsmen of the livestock of Abram and the herdsmen of the livestock of Lot. Now at that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.
Genesis 13:8
Then Abram said to Lot, "Please, let there not be quarreling between me and you, and between my shepherds and your shepherds, for we men are brothers.
Genesis 13:9
Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me. If you want what is on the left, then I will go right; if you want what is on the right, I will go left."
Genesis 13:12
Abram settled in the land of Canaan, and Lot settled in the cities of the plain. And he pitched his tent toward Sodom.
Genesis 15:18
On that day Yahweh made a covenant with Abram saying, "To your offspring I will give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates river,

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-topMatthew 24:17; Matthew 24:17.


 
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