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In that day, he who will be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not turn back.
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Possessions vs. Priorities
Jesus's warning to not go back for one's goods illustrates a crucial principle for readiness. As one scholar states, it calls for an "absolute indifference to all worldly interests." Commentators explain this isn't just about a physical escape but a spiritual posture. The suddenness of the event demands a clear decision between eternal values and present possessions, urging believers to hold earthly things loosely.
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Let him not go down (μη καταβατω). Second aorist active imperative of καταβαινω with μη in a prohibition in the third person singu…
19th Century
Anglican
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…
Baptist
Remember Lot's wife.
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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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop Either for diversion or devotion, when he shall hear that the Roman…
Presbyterian
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…
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