Let him not go down (μη καταβατω). Second aorist active imperative of καταβαινω with μη in a prohibition in the third person singu…

He which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff.—Better, his goods, as in Matthew 12:29; Mark 3:27. (See Notes on M…

Remember Lot's wife.

St. Ambrose of Milan: Because good people must, on account of the wicked, be severely troubled in this world so that they ma…

The sudden coming of the Son of Man leaves no time even for a quick gathering of possessions from one’s home. This theme of imminency blends into a…

In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop
Either for diversion or devotion, when he shall hear that the Roman…

The kingdom of God was among the Jews, or rather within some of them. It was a spiritual kingdom, established in the heart by the power of Divine g…