Mark 13:16

16 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak.

Mark 13:16 in Other Translations

16 And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.

16 and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak.

16 A person out in the field must not return even to get a coat.

16 if you're out in the field, don't go back to get your coat.

16 And a man in the field must not go back to get his clothes.

Mark 13:16 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 13:16

And let him that is in the field
At work, in any sort of business there,

not turn back again:
either to his own house, or rather to that part of the field where he laid down his clothes:

for to take up his garment;
but let him flee without it, or otherwise he would be in great danger; (See Gill on Matthew 24:18).

Mark 13:16 In-Context

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!

18 Pray that this will not take place in winter,