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Matthew 24:17

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17If people are on the roofs n of their houses, they must not go down to get anything out of their houses.

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  1. nroofs In Bible times houses were built with flat roofs. The roof was used for drying things such as flax and fruit. And it was used as an extra room, as a place for worship, and as a cool place to sleep in the summer.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A man on the housetop must not come down to get things out of his house,

NLTNew Living Translation

A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The one who is on his housetop must not come down to take things out of his house,

KJV 1900King James Version

Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: