Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

A man on the housetop must not come down to get things out of his house.

New American Standard Bible

Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house.

King James Version

Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

International Standard Version

Anyone who's on the housetop must not come down to get what is in his house,

A Conservative Version

Let the man on the housetop not go down to take things from his house.

American Standard Version

let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house:

Amplified

Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things that are in his house [because there will not be enough time].

An Understandable Version

[Also], the person who is on a housetop [Note: This was a flat area where people retired for rest, prayer, etc., with its stairway on the outside], is not to take any of the belongings from his house as he comes down [to flee].

Anderson New Testament

let not him that is on the house-top come down to take his goods out of his house;

Bible in Basic English

Let not him who is on the house-top go down to take anything out of his house:

Common New Testament

Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.

Daniel Mace New Testament

he that is on the battlements, let him not venture to go in to take any thing out of his house.

Darby Translation

let not him that is on the house come down to take the things out of his house;

Godbey New Testament

and let him who is on the housetop not come down to take things out of his house:

Goodspeed New Testament

a man on the roof of his house must not go down to get things out of it,

John Wesley New Testament

come down to take any thing out of his house:

Julia Smith Translation

He upon the house-tops, let him not come down to take away anything out of his house:

King James 2000

Let him who is on the housetop not come down to take anything out of his house:

Lexham Expanded Bible

The one who is on his housetop must not come down to take things out of his house,

Modern King James verseion

Let him on the housetop not come down to take anything out of his house;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And let him which is on the housetop, not come down to fetch anything out of his house.

Moffatt New Testament

a man on the housetop must not go down to fetch what is inside his house,

Montgomery New Testament

let him who is upon the housetop not go down to get the things in his house,

NET Bible

The one on the roof must not come down to take anything out of his house,

New Heart English Bible

Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house.

Noyes New Testament

let not him that is on the housetop go down to take away the things belonging to his house;

Sawyer New Testament

Let not him that is on his house come down to take the things from his house;

The Emphasized Bible

And, he that is on the house-top, let him not come down, to take away the things out of his house;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Let not him who is upon the roof go down to take any thing out of his house.

Twentieth Century New Testament

and a man on the housetop must not go down to get the things that are in his house;

Webster

Let him who is on the house-top not come down to take any thing out of his house:

Weymouth New Testament

let him who is on the roof not go down to fetch what is in his house;

Williams New Testament

let him who is on the roof of his house not come down to get his household goods out;

World English Bible

Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house.

Worrell New Testament

let him who is on the house-top not go down to take away the things out of his house;

Worsley New Testament

to take any thing out of his house;

Youngs Literal Translation

he on the house-top -- let him not come down to take up any thing out of his house;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
καταβαίνω 
Katabaino 
Usage: 63

which is

which, who, the things, the son,
Usage: 0

on
ἐπί 
Epi 
on, in, upon, unto, to,
Usage: 644

the housetop
δῶμα 
Doma 
Usage: 2

not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

καταβαίνω 
Katabaino 
Usage: 63

to take
αἴρω 
Airo 
take up, take away, take, away with, lift up, bear,
Usage: 52

out of
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

his

Usage: 0

Context Readings

The Abomination Of Desolation

16 “then those in Judea must flee to the mountains! 17 A man on the housetop must not come down to get things out of his house. 18 And a man in the field must not go back to get his clothes.


Cross References

Matthew 10:27

What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light. What you hear in a whisper, proclaim on the housetops.

Deuteronomy 22:8

If you build a new house, make a railing around your roof, so that you don’t bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls from it.

1 Samuel 9:25

Afterward, they went down from the high place to the city, and Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.

Proverbs 6:4-5

Don’t give sleep to your eyes
or slumber to your eyelids.

Matthew 6:25

“This is why I tell you: Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing?

Mark 13:15-16

A man on the housetop must not come down or go in to get anything out of his house.

Luke 5:19

Since they could not find a way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on the mat through the roof tiles into the middle of the crowd before Jesus.

Luke 12:3

Therefore, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in an ear in private rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.

Luke 17:31-33

On that day, a man on the housetop, whose belongings are in the house, must not come down to get them. Likewise the man who is in the field must not turn back.

Acts 10:9

The next day, as they were traveling and nearing the city, Peter went up to pray on the housetop about noon.

Job 2:4

“Skin for skin!” Satan answered the Lord. “A man will give up everything he owns in exchange for his life.

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