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The Great Tribulation

15 a“Therefore when you see the b‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” c(whoever reads, let him understand),  
16 “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
17 Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.
18 And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.
19 But awoe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!  
20 And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath.
21 For athen there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.  
22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; abut for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.  
23 a“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it.  
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Matthew 24:17

Let him which is on the house top - The houses of the Jews, as well as those of the ancient Greeks and Romans, were flat-roofed, and had stairs on the outside, by which persons might ascend and descend without coming into the house. In the eastern walled cities, these flat-roofed houses usually formed continued terraces from one end of the city to the other; which terraces terminated at the gates. He, therefore, who is walking on the house top, let him not come down to take any thing out of his house; but let him instantly pursue his course along the tops of the houses, and escape out at the city gate as fast as he can.

Any thing - Instead of , any thing, we should read , the things; which reading is supported by all the best MSS., versions, and fathers.




Other Adam Clarke entries containing Matthew 24:17:

Mark 2:4
Mark 13:15
Luke 5:19
Luke 17:31
Luke 21:8
Luke 23:31

 

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