Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
In winter nor on a sabbath (xeimwnov, genitive of time, mhde sabbatw, locative of time). In winter because of the rough weather. On a sabbath because some would hesitate to make such a journey on the sabbath. Josephus in his Wars gives the best illustration of the horrors foretold by Jesus in verse Matthew 24:21.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Matthew 24:20:
Mark 13:14
John 10:22
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