Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
and a man on the housetop must not go down to get the things that are in his house;
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Anyone who's on the housetop must not come down to get what is in his house,
A Conservative Version
Let the man on the housetop not go down to take things from his house.
American Standard Version
let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house:
Amplified
An Understandable Version
[Also], the person who is on a housetop [Note: This was a flat area where people retired for rest, prayer, etc., with its stairway on the outside], is not to take any of the belongings from his house as he comes down [to flee].
Anderson New Testament
let not him that is on the house-top come down to take his goods out of his house;
Bible in Basic English
Let not him who is on the house-top go down to take anything out of his house:
Common New Testament
Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.
Daniel Mace New Testament
he that is on the battlements, let him not venture to go in to take any thing out of his house.
Darby Translation
let not him that is on the house come down to take the things out of his house;
Godbey New Testament
and let him who is on the housetop not come down to take things out of his house:
Goodspeed New Testament
a man on the roof of his house must not go down to get things out of it,
John Wesley New Testament
come down to take any thing out of his house:
Julia Smith Translation
He upon the house-tops, let him not come down to take away anything out of his house:
King James 2000
Let him who is on the housetop not come down to take anything out of his house:
Lexham Expanded Bible
The one who is on his housetop must not come down to take things out of his house,
Modern King James verseion
Let him on the housetop not come down to take anything out of his house;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And let him which is on the housetop, not come down to fetch anything out of his house.
Moffatt New Testament
a man on the housetop must not go down to fetch what is inside his house,
Montgomery New Testament
let him who is upon the housetop not go down to get the things in his house,
NET Bible
The one on the roof must not come down to take anything out of his house,
New Heart English Bible
Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house.
Noyes New Testament
let not him that is on the housetop go down to take away the things belonging to his house;
Sawyer New Testament
Let not him that is on his house come down to take the things from his house;
The Emphasized Bible
And, he that is on the house-top, let him not come down, to take away the things out of his house;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Let not him who is upon the roof go down to take any thing out of his house.
Webster
Let him who is on the house-top not come down to take any thing out of his house:
Weymouth New Testament
let him who is on the roof not go down to fetch what is in his house;
Williams New Testament
let him who is on the roof of his house not come down to get his household goods out;
World English Bible
Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house.
Worrell New Testament
let him who is on the house-top not go down to take away the things out of his house;
Worsley New Testament
to take any thing out of his house;
Youngs Literal Translation
he on the house-top -- let him not come down to take up any thing out of his house;
Themes
Abomination » The abomination that makes desolate
Jesus The Prophet » Foretold things to come
Coming of the lord jesus Christ » Coming of the lord
End of the world » What events signal the end of the world
Jesus Christ » Prophet » Foretold things to come
Redemption » When redemption will be near
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 24:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Abomination Of Desolation
16 "then those of you who are in Judea must take refuge in the mountains; 17 and a man on the housetop must not go down to get the things that are in his house; 18 nor must one who is on his farm turn back to get his cloak.
Cross References
Matthew 10:27
What I tell you in the dark, say again in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
Matthew 6:25
That is why I say to you, Do not be anxious about your life here--what you can get to eat or drink; nor yet about your body-- what you can get to wear. Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?
Mark 13:15-16
And a man on the house-top must not go down, or go in to get anything out of his house:
Luke 5:19
But, finding no way of getting him in owing to the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him through the tiles, with his pallet, into the middle of the people and in front of Jesus.
Luke 12:3
Hence all that you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear, within closed doors, will be proclaimed upon the housetops.
Luke 17:31-33
On that day, if a man is on his house-top and his goods in the house, he must not go down to get them; nor again must one who is on the farm turn back.
Acts 10:9
On the next day, while these men were on their way, just as they were nearing the town, Peter went up on the housetop about mid-day to pray.