Matthew 24:17
Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
Let him which is on the house top, not come downe, to take any thing out of his house:
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- Luke 17:31–33Rank 1 from verse 17
31In 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 field, let him likewise not return back.
32Remember Lot’s wife.
33Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
31In that day he which shall be vpon the house top, and his stuffe in the house, let him not come downe to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not returne backe.
32*Remember Lots wife.
33*Whosoeuer shall seeke to saue his life, shall lose it, and whosoeuer shall lose his life, shall preserue it.
- Mark 13:15–16Rank 2 from verse 17
15And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:
16And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.
15And let him that is on the house top, not goe downe into the house, neither enter therin, to take any thing out of his house.
16And let him that is in the field, not turne backe againe for to take vp his garment.
- Matthew 10:27Rank 3 from verse 17
3Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
3Therefore, whatsoeuer yee haue spoken in darkenesse, shall bee heard in the light: and that which yee haue spoken in the eare, in closets, shal be proclaimed vpon the house tops.
- 1 Samuel 9:25Rank 6 from verse 17
- Deuteronomy 22:8Rank 7 from verse 17
8¶ When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence.
8¶ When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roofe, that thou bring not blood vpon thine house, if any man fall from thence.
19And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
19And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went vpon the house top, & let him downe through the tiling with his couch, into the midst before Iesus.
- Matthew 6:25Rank 9 from verse 17
25Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
25Therfore I say vnto you, *Take no thought for your life, what yee shall eate, or what ye shall drinke, nor yet for your body, what yee shall put on: Is not the life more then meate? and the body then raiment?
- Proverbs 6:4–5Rank 11 from verse 17
4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
4Giue not sleepe to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5Deliuer thy selfe as a Roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
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Matthew 24:17
Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.
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From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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24:15When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
24:15*When yee therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by *Daniel the Prophet, stand in the holy place, (who so readeth, let him vnderstand.)
24:16Then let them which be in Judæa flee into the mountains:
24:16Then let them which be in Iudea, flee into the mountaines.
24:17Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
24:17Let him which is on the house top, not come downe, to take any thing out of his house:
Selected passage24:18Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
24:18Neither let him which is in the field, returne backe to take his clothes.
24:19And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
24:19And woe vnto them that are with child, and to them that giue sucke in those dayes.
24:20But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
24:20But pray yee that your flight bee not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day:
24:21For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
24:21For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor euer shall be.
24:22And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
24:22And except those dayes should be shortned, there should no flesh be saued: but for the elects sake, those dayes shall be shortned.
24:23Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24:23*Then if any man shall say vnto you, Loe, heere is Christ, or there: beleeue it not.
24:24For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
24:24For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shal shew great signes and wonders: insomuch that (if it were possible,) they shall deceiue the very elect.
24:25Behold, I have told you before.
24:25Behold, I haue told you before.
24:26Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
24:26Wherefore, if they shall say vnto you, Behold, he is in the desert, goe not foorth: Behold, he is in the secret chambers, beleeue it not.
24:27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
24:27For as the lightening commeth out of the East, and shineth euen vnto the West: so shall also the coming of the Sonne of man be.
24:28For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
24:28*For wheresoeuer the carkeise is, there will the Eagles bee gathered together.