Matthew 24:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then let those who are in Judaea go in flight to the mountains:

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  • Gen 19:15-17 : 15 And when morning came, the angels did all in their power to make Lot go, saying, Get up quickly and take your wife and your two daughters who are here, and go, for fear that you come to destruction in the punishment of the town. 16 But while he was waiting, the men took him and his wife and his daughters by the hand, for the Lord had mercy on them, and put them outside the town. 17 And when they had put them out, he said, Go for your life, without looking back or waiting in the lowland; go quickly to the mountain or you will come to destruction.
  • Heb 11:7 : 7 By faith Noah, being moved by the fear of God, made ready an ark for the salvation of his family, because God had given him news of things which were not seen at the time; and through it the world was judged by him, and he got for his heritage the righteousness which is by faith.
  • Jer 37:11-12 : 11 And it came about that when the Chaldaean army outside Jerusalem had gone away for fear of Pharaoh's army, 12 Jeremiah went out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, with the purpose of taking up his heritage there among the people.
  • Luke 21:21-22 : 21 Then let those who are in Judaea go in flight to the mountains; and those who are in the middle of the town go out; and let not those who are in the country come in. 22 For these are the days of punishment, in which all the things in the Writings will be put into effect.
  • Prov 22:3 : 3 The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.
  • Jer 6:1 : 1 Go in flight out of Jerusalem, so that you may be safe, you children of Benjamin, and let the horn be sounded in Tekoa, and the flag be lifted up on Beth-haccherem: for evil is looking out from the north, and a great destruction.
  • Exod 9:20-21 : 20 Then everyone among the servants of Pharaoh who had the fear of the Lord, made his servants and his cattle come quickly into the house: 21 And he who gave no attention to the word of the Lord, kept his servants and his cattle in the field.

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  • Mark 13:14-18
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    14But when you see the unclean thing which makes destruction, in the place where it has no right to be (let this be clear to the reader), then let those who are in Judaea go quickly to the mountains:

    15And let him who is on the house-top not go down, or go in, to take anything out of his house:

    16And let not him who is in the field go back to take his coat.

    17And it will be hard for women who are with child and for her who has a baby at the breast in those days.

    18And say a prayer that it may not be in the winter.

  • Luke 21:20-22
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    20But when you see armies all round about Jerusalem, then be certain that her destruction is near.

    21Then let those who are in Judaea go in flight to the mountains; and those who are in the middle of the town go out; and let not those who are in the country come in.

    22For these are the days of punishment, in which all the things in the Writings will be put into effect.

  • Matt 24:14-15
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    14And this good news of the kingdom will be given through all the world for a witness to all nations; and then the end will come.

    15When, then, you see in the holy place the unclean thing which makes destruction, of which word was given by Daniel the prophet (let this be clear to the reader),

  • Matt 24:17-21
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    17Let not him who is on the house-top go down to take anything out of his house:

    18And let not him who is in the field go back to get his coat.

    19But it will be hard for women who are with child and for those with babies at the breast in those days.

    20And say a prayer that your flight may not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.

    21Because in those days there will be great sorrow, such as there has not been from the start of the world till now, or ever will be.

  • Matt 24:26
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    26If, then, they say to you, See, he is in the waste land; go not out: See, he is in the inner rooms; put no faith in it.

  • Matt 10:23
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    23But when they are cruel to you in one town, go in flight to another: for truly, I say to you, You will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of man comes.

  • Luke 17:30-31
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    30So will it be in the day of the revelation of the Son of man.

    31On that day, if anyone is on the roof of the house, and his goods are in the house, let him not go down to take them away; and let him who is in the field not go back to his house.

  • Luke 23:30
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    30And they will say to the mountains, Come down on us, and to the hills, Be a cover over us.

  • Rev 6:14-17
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    14And the heaven was taken away like the roll of a book when it is rolled up; and all the mountains and islands were moved out of their places.

    15And the kings of the earth, and the rulers, and the chief captains, and the men of wealth, and the strong, and every servant and free man, took cover in the holes and the rocks of the mountains;

    16And they say to the mountains and to the rocks, Come down on us, covering us from the face of him who is seated on the high seat, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

    17For the great day of their wrath is come, and who may keep his place?

  • Ezek 7:16
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    16And those of them who get away safely will go and be in the secret places like the doves of the valleys, all of them will come to death, every one in his sin.

  • Matt 24:28-30
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    28Wherever the dead body is, there will the eagles come together.

    29But straight away, after the trouble of those days, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light and the stars will come down from heaven and the powers of heaven will be moved:

    30And then the sign of the Son of man will be seen in heaven: and then all the nations of the earth will have sorrow, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

  • Luke 21:35-36
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    35For so it will come on all those who are living on the face of all the earth.

    36But keep watch at all times with prayer, that you may be strong enough to come through all these things and take your place before the Son of man.

  • Zech 14:4-5
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    4And in that day his feet will be on the Mount of Olives, which is opposite Jerusalem on the east, and the Mount of Olives will be parted in the middle to the east and to the west, forming a very great valley; and half the mountain will be moved to the north and half of it to the south.

    5And the valley will be stopped ... and you will go in flight as you went in flight from the earth-shock in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah: and the Lord my God will come, and all his holy ones with him.

  • Rev 16:20
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    20And every island went in flight, and the mountains were seen no longer.

  • Isa 13:14
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    14And it will be that, like a roe in flight, and like wandering sheep, they will go every man to his people and to his land.

  • Matt 24:32-34
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    32Now take an example from the fig-tree: when her branch has become soft and puts out its leaves, you are certain that the summer is near;

    33Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

    34Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.

  • Luke 17:23
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    23And if they say to you, See, it is there! or, It is here! do not go away, or go after them.

  • Isa 24:17-18
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    17Fear, and death, and the net, are come on you, O people of the earth.

    18And it will be that he who goes in flight from the sound of fear will be overtaken by death; and he who gets free from death will be taken in the net: for the windows on high are open, and the bases of the earth are shaking.

  • Matt 26:56
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    56But all this has taken place so that the writings of the prophets might come true. Then all his disciples went from him in flight.

  • Mark 13:24
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    24But in those days, after that time of trouble, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light,

  • Matt 24:2
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    2But he, answering, said to them, See you not all these things? truly I say to you that here there will not be one stone resting on another, which will not be pulled down.

  • Jer 48:6
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    6Go in flight, get away with your lives, and let your faces be turned to Aroer in the Arabah.

  • Mark 13:29
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    29Even so, when you see these things taking place, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

  • Matt 24:23
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    23Then if any man says to you, See, here is the Christ, or, Here; do not put faith in him;

  • Mark 13:26
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    26And then they will see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

  • Mark 14:50
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    50And they all went away from him in fear.

  • Matt 24:7
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    7For nation will be moved against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and men will be without food, and the earth will be shaking in different places;

  • Mark 13:21
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    21And then if any man says to you, See, here is Christ; or, See, there; have no faith in it: