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:
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In 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. …
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. …
Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: …
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-23)The Jews, in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, were hastening to their own ruin apace, both efficiently and meritoriously, were setting both God and man against them; see 1 Thess. 2:15. Now here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this: we had it before, Matt. 24:15 Observe, I. What is here foretold concerning it.…
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