In winter nor on a sabbath (χειμωνος, genitive of time, μηδε σαββατω, locative of time). In winter because of the rough weather. O…

But pray you, etc. The destruction was certainly coming. It could not be prevented. Yet it was right to pray for a mitigation of the circu…

Pray ye that your flight...—Rules were given for flight when the conditions were within their own power. Other circumstances that were out…

And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on …

St. John Chrysostom: Just as He had previously hinted obscurely at the end of Jerusalem, He now gives a more direct announceme…

Flight is obviously harder in winter. As for fleeing on the Sabbath, travel would become more difficult because few would help, and many would try …

But pray you that your flight be not in the winter
When days are short, and unfit for long journeys, and roads are b…

The disciples had asked concerning the times, "When should these things be?" Christ gave them no answer to that; but they had also asked, "What sha…

Having already related the destruction, in this part He relates that the consummation will come, and He gives a sort of introduction.