Matthew 24:17
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And he that is on the housetop, let him not come down to take any thing out of his house:

which.

Matthew 6:25 Therefore I say to you, be not solicitous for your life, what you shall eat, nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not the life more than the meat: and the body more than the raiment?

Job 2:4 And Satan answered, and said: Skin for skin; and all that a man hath, he will give for his life:

Proverbs 6:4,5 Deliver thyself as a doe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. . . .

Mark 13:15,16 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. . . .

Luke 17:31-33 In that hour, he that shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and he that shall be in the field, in like manner, let him not return back. . . .

the house-top.

Matthew 10:27 That which I tell you in the dark, speak ye in the light: and that which you hear in the ear, preach ye upon the housetops.

Deuteronomy 22:8 When thou buildest a new house, thou shalt make a battlement to the roof round about: lest blood be shed in thy house, and thou be guilty, if any one slip, and fall down headlong.

Context
The Abomination of Desolation
16Then they that are in Judea, let them flee to the mountains: 17And he that is on the housetop, let him not come down to take any thing out of his house: 18And he that is in the field, let him not go back to take his coat.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 9:25
And they went down from the high place into the town, and he spoke with Saul upon the top of the house: and he prepared a bed for Saul on the top of the house and he slept.

2 Samuel 11:2
In the mean time it happened that David arose from his bed after noon, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: And he saw from the roof of his house a woman washing herself, over against him: and the woman was very beautiful.

Matthew 10:27
That which I tell you in the dark, speak ye in the light: and that which you hear in the ear, preach ye upon the housetops.

Matthew 24:16
Then they that are in Judea, let them flee to the mountains:

Matthew 24:18
And he that is in the field, let him not go back to take his coat.

Luke 5:19
And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went up upon the roof and let him down through the tiles with his bed into the midst before Jesus.

Luke 12:3
For whatsoever things you have spoken in darkness shall be published in the light: and that which you have spoken in the ear in the chambers shall be preached on the housetops.

Luke 17:31
In that hour, he that shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and he that shall be in the field, in like manner, let him not return back.

Acts 10:9
And on the next day, whilst they were going on their journey and drawing nigh to the city, Peter went up to the higher parts of the house to pray, about the sixth hour.

Lexicon
[Let no one]
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

on
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

housetop
δώματος (dōmatos)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 1430: The roof (of a house), the top of the house. From demo; properly, an edifice, i.e. a roof.

come down
καταβάτω (katabatō)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2597: To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend.

to retrieve
ἆραι (arai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 142: To raise, lift up, take away, remove.

anything
τὰ (ta)
Article - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

from
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

house.
οἰκίας (oikias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3614: From oikos; properly, residence, but usually an abode; by implication, a family.


Additional Translations
Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.

the one on the housetop, do not let him come down to take anything out of his house;

Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house:

let not him that is on the house come down to take the things out of his house;

let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house:

Let him who is on the house-top not come down to take any thing out of his house:

let him who is on the roof not go down to fetch what is in his house;

Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house.

he on the house-top -- let him not come down to take up any thing out of his house;
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