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Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house.
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Commentators overwhelmingly agree this was a literal instruction for Christians facing the Roman siege of Jerusalem in AD 70. The warning was to flee with extreme haste, not even taking a moment to gather possessions. Scholars note that flat-roofed houses often had external stairs or connected roofs, allowing for a quick escape without re-entering the dangerous streets below, emphasizing that survival depended on immediate obedience.
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Matthew
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Him which is on the housetop. The roofs of the houses in eastern countries were made flat, so that they were favourable places for walking…
On the housetop (επ του δωματος). They could escape from roof to roof and so escape, "the road of the roofs," as the rabbis called…
19th Century
Anglican
Let him which is on the housetop — The houses in the streets of Jerusalem were built in a continuous line and with flat roofs, so …
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Baptist
This portion of our Savior’s words appears to relate solely to the destruction of Jerusalem. As soon as Christ’s disciples saw the abomination …
The instructions Jesus gives to his disciples about what to do in view of v.15 are so specific that they must be related to the Jewish War. The dev…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Let him which is on the housetop Who should be there either for his devotion or recreation; for the houses of the Je…
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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…
13th Century
Catholic
Having already related the destruction, in this part He relates that the consummation will come, and He gives a sort of introduction.
And:
