Mark 13:15
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New International Version (©2011)
Let no one on the housetop go down or enter the house to take anything out.

New Living Translation (©2007)
A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Let the one who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything out,

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;

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
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:

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
A man on the housetop must not come down or go in to get anything out of his house.

International Standard Version (©2012)
The one who is on his housetop must not come down and go into his house to take anything out of it,

NET Bible (©2006)
The one on the roof must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
“Whoever is on the rooftop should not come down and should not enter to take anything from his house.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Those who are on the roof should not come down to get anything out of their houses.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
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:

American 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:

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

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:

Darby Bible 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;

English Revised 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:

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

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

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;

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

13:14-23 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 abundant cause to flee without delay for refuge to Christ, and to renounce every earthly object, for the salvation of our souls.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 15. - Let him that is on the house-top (ἐπὶ τοῦ δώματος) not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house. The roofs of the houses were flat, with frequently a little "dome" (δῶμα) in the center. The people lived very much upon them; and the stairs were outside, so that a person wishing to enter the house must first descend by these outer stairs. The words, therefore, mean that he must flee suddenly, if he would save his life, even though he might lose his goods, he must escape, perhaps by crossing over the parapet of his own housetop, and so from house-top to house-top, until he could find a convenient point for flight into the hill country.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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; See Gill on Matthew 24:17.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

15. 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.

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The Abomination of Desolation
14But when you shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that reads understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains: 15And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house: 16And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment. …

Matthew 24:17 Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house.
Mark 13:16 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak.
Luke 17:31 On that day no one who is on the housetop, with possessions inside, should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should go back for anything.