Mark 13:15

15 Let no one on the housetop go down or enter the house to take anything out.

Mark 13:15 in Other Translations

KJV
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:
ESV
15 Let the one who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything out,
NLT
15 A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack.
MSG
15 if you're working in the yard, don't go back to the house to get anything;
CSB
15 A man on the housetop must not come down or go in to get anything out of his house.

Mark 13:15 Meaning and Commentary

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).

Mark 13:15 In-Context

13 Everyone will hate you because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
14 “When you see ‘the abomination that causes desolation’standing where itoes not belong—let the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
15 Let no one on the housetop go down or enter the house to take anything out.
16 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak.
17 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!
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