Mark 13:15

And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
let him that is	ὁ ho	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — nominative singular masculine
on	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
the housetop	δώματος dōmatos	G1430	properly · noun — genitive singular neuter
not	μὴ mē	G3361	(adverb) not · particle — negative
go down	καταβάτω katabatō	G2597	to descend (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active imperative, 3rd person singular
into	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
the house	οἰκίαν oikian	G3614	properly · noun — accusative singular feminine
neither	μηδὲ mēde	G3366	but not · conjunction — negative
enter	εἰσελθάτω eiselthatō	G1525	to enter (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active imperative, 3rd person singular
to take	ἆραί arai	G142	to lift up · verb — aorist active infinitive
any thing	τι ti	G5100	some or any person or object · indefinite pronoun — accusative singular neuter
out of	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
his	αὐτοῦ· autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
house	οἰκίας oikias	G3614	properly · noun — genitive singular feminine

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Cross-references

Luke 17:31-33 In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the f…
Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he c…
Philippians 3:7-8 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
Genesis 19:15-17 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be…
Genesis 19:22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
Genesis 19:26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Job 2:4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
Proverbs 6:4-5 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 13:14-23

The Jews, in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, were hastening to their own ruin apace, both efficiently and meritoriously, were setting both God and man against them; see Th1 2:15. Now here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this: we had it before, Mat 24:15, etc. Observe, I. What is here foretold concerning it. 1. That the Roman armies should make a descent upon Judea, and invest Jerusalem, the holy city. These were the abomination of desolation, which the Jews did abominate, and by which they should be made desolate. The country of thine enemy is called the land which thou abhorrest, Isa 7:16. Therefore i…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 13:15

House-top - See on Mat 24:17 (note).

John Gill on Mark 13:15

And let him that is on the house top,.... On the battlements of the house, either for diversion or devotion: not go down into the house; in the inner way by the stairs, or ladder within doors: neither enter therein; being come down from the top of the house, by stairs, or a ladder without, which was usual: to take any thing out of his house; to take care of his goods, or take any thing along with him, that might be useful in his flight, and journey, and stay abroad; See Gill on Matthew 24:17.

John Calvin on Mark 13:14-23

Mark 13:14-23 Matthew 24:15-28 Mark 13:14-23 Luke 21:20-24 15. When therefore you shall see the abomination of desolation, which is described by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place, (let him that readeth understand,) 16. Then let them who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17. Let not him who is on the housetop go down to carry anything out of his house; 18. And let not him who is in the field return to carry away his clothes. 19. But woe to the women with child, and to them that give suck in those days. 20. And pray that your flight may not be in the winter, nor on the sabbath. [134] 21. For there will then be great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of th…

The Church Fathers

(ubi sup.) Then let him who is on the house-top, that is, whose mind rises above carnal deeds, and who lives spiritually, as it were in the free air, not come down to the base acts of his former conversation, nor seek again those things which he had left, the desires of the world or the flesh. For our house either means this world, or that in which we live, our own flesh.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Prophecy — Or prediction, was one of the functions of the prophet. It has been defined as a “miracle of knowledge, a declaration or description or representation of something future, beyond the power of human…
Watchfulness · 36:18-21; — 36:18-21;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 13:14-23

Adam Clarke on Mark 13:15

John Gill on Mark 13:15

John Calvin on Mark 13:14-23

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 13:14-23

Adam Clarke on Mark 13:15

John Gill on Mark 13:15

John Calvin on Mark 13:14-23

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 13:15-16