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Matthew 24:17

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house:
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Let him who is on the house-top not come down to take any thing out of his house:
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— let not him that is on the house come down to take the things out of his house;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And, he that is on the house-top, let him not come down, to take away the things out of his house;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— he on the house-top—let him not come down to take up any thing out of his house;
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And he that is on the housetop, let him not come down to take any thing out of his house:
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Let him which is on the house top, not come downe to fetch any thing out of his house.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Let him which is on the house top, not come downe, to take any thing out of his house:
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And he who is on the roof, let him not come down to take things out of his house.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— And let not him who is on the roof descend to take what [is in] his house;
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— and let him who is on the roof, not come down to take what is in his house:

Strong's Numbers & Red-LettersGreek New TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Let him x3588
(3588) Complement

ho
{ho}
The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).
which is on 1909
{1909} Prime
ἐπί
epi
{ep-ee'}
A primary preposition properly meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution [with the genitive case], that is, over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
the x3588
(3588) Complement

ho
{ho}
The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).
housetop 1430
{1430} Prime
δῶμα
doma
{do'-mah}
From δέμο [[demo]] (to build); properly an edifice, that is, (specifically) a roof.
not 3361
{3361} Prime
μή
me
{may}
A primary particle of qualified negation (whereas G3756 expresses an absolute denial); (adverbially) not, (conjugationally) lest; also (as interrogitive implying a negative answer [whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one]); whether.
come down 2597
{2597} Prime
καταβαίνω
katabaino
{kat-ab-ah'-ee-no}
From G2596 and the base of G0939; to descend (literally or figuratively).
z5720
<5720> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Imperative (See G5794)
Count - 592
to take 142
{0142} Prime
αἴρω
airo
{ah'-ee-ro}
A primary verb; to lift; by implication to take up or away; figuratively to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind); specifically to sail away (that is, weigh anchor); by Hebraism (compare [H5375]) to expiate sin.
z5658
<5658> Grammar
Tense - Aorist (See G5777)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Infinitive (See G5795)
Count - 516
any thing 5100
{5100} Prime
τὶς
tis
{tis}
An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.
out of 1537
{1537} Prime
ἐκ
ek
{ek}
A primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence motion or action proceeds), from, out (of place, time or cause; literally or figuratively; direct or remote).
his y846
[0846] Standard
αὐτός
autos
{ow-tos'}
From the particle αὖ [[au]] (perhaps akin to the base of G0109 through the idea of a baffling wind; backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons.
x848
(0848) Complement
αὑτοῦ
hautou
{how-too'}
Contraction for G1438; self (in some oblique case or reflexive relation).
house: 3614
{3614} Prime
οἰκία
oikia
{oy-kee'-ah}
From G3624; properly residence (abstractly), but usually (concretely) an abode (literally or figuratively); by implication a family (especially domestics).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Matthew 24:1-51.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Matthew 24:4-31.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Matthew 24:17

Let not him that is on the house top come down to take any thing out of his house — It may be remembered that their stairs used to be on the outside of their houses.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
which:

Matthew 6:25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Job 2:4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
Proverbs 6:4-5 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. ... Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], 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, neither enter [therein], to take any thing out of his house: ... And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.
Luke 17:31-33 In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. ... Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

the housetop:

Matthew 10:27 What I tell you in darkness, [that] speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, [that] preach ye upon the housetops.
Deuteronomy 22:8 When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence.
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Dt 22:8. Jb 2:4. Pv 6:4. Mt 6:25; 10:27. Mk 13:15. Lk 17:31.

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