Matthew 24:17
The one on the roof must not come down to take anything out of his house,
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- Matt 10:27 : 27 What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
- Luke 17:31-33 : 31 On that day, anyone who is on the roof, with his goods in the house, must not come down to take them away, and likewise the person in the field must not turn back. 32 Remember Lot’s wife! 33 Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
- Acts 10:9 : 9 About noon the next day, while they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
- Mark 13:15-16 : 15 The one on the roof must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house. 16 The one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.
- Luke 5:19 : 19 But since they found no way to carry him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down on the stretcher through the roof tiles right in front of Jesus.
- Luke 12:3 : 3 So then whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.
- Deut 22:8 : 8 If you build a new house, you must construct a guard rail around your roof to avoid being culpable in the event someone should fall from it.
- 1 Sam 9:25 : 25 When they came down from the high place to the town, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.
- Prov 6:4-5 : 4 Permit no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids. 5 Deliver yourself like a gazelle from a snare, and like a bird from the trap of the fowler.
- Matt 6:25 : 25 Do Not Worry“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?
- Job 2:4 : 4 But Satan answered the LORD,“Skin for skin! Indeed, a man will give up all that he has to save his life!
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- Mark 13:14-185 verses94%
14The Abomination of Desolation“But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be”(let the reader understand),“then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.
15The one on the roof must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house.
16The one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.
17Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days!
18Pray that it may not be in winter.
- Luke 17:30-345 verses90%
30It will be the same on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
31On that day, anyone who is on the roof, with his goods in the house, must not come down to take them away, and likewise the person in the field must not turn back.
32Remember Lot’s wife!
33Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
34I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.
- Matt 24:18-203 verses87%
18and the one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.
19Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days!
20Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.
- Matt 24:15-162 verses81%
15The Abomination of Desolation“So when you see the abomination of desolation– spoken about by Daniel the prophet– standing in the holy place”(let the reader understand),
16“then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.
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21Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. Those who are inside the city must depart. Those who are out in the country must not enter it,
- Matt 24:42-443 verses74%
42“Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
43But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into.
44Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
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27Establish your work outside and get your fields ready; afterward build your house.
- Matt 24:26-272 verses72%
26So then, if someone says to you,‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe him.
27For just like the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.
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35For it will overtake all who live on the face of the whole earth.
- Matt 24:39-402 verses71%
39And they knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away. It will be the same at the coming of the Son of Man.
40Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left.
- Luke 12:39-402 verses71%
39But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
40You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
- Mark 13:35-362 verses71%
35Stay alert, then, because you do not know when the owner of the house will return– whether during evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn–
36or else he might find you asleep when he returns suddenly.
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27What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
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8If you build a new house, you must construct a guard rail around your roof to avoid being culpable in the event someone should fall from it.
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15(Look! I will come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays alert and does not lose his clothes so that he will not have to walk around naked and his shameful condition be seen.)
- Isa 24:17-182 verses70%
17Terror, pit, and snare are ready to overtake you inhabitants of the earth!
18The one who runs away from the sound of the terror will fall into the pit; the one who climbs out of the pit, will be trapped by the snare. For the floodgates of the heavens are opened up and the foundations of the earth shake.
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25The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because its foundation had been laid on rock.
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37For just like the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.
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19Lasting Treasure“Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and devouring insect destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
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4Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave the area.
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10He said to them,“Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave the area.
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27The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed– it was utterly destroyed!”
- Matt 10:13-142 verses69%
13And if the house is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
14And if anyone will not welcome you or listen to your message, shake the dust off your feet as you leave that house or that town.
- Lev 14:46-472 verses68%
46Anyone who enters the house all the days the priest has quarantined it will be unclean until evening.
47Anyone who lies down in the house must wash his clothes. Anyone who eats in the house must wash his clothes.
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10The ruined town is shattered; all of the houses are shut up tight.
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35Call to Faithful Stewardship“Get dressed for service and keep your lamps burning;
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2And he said to them,“Do you see all these things? I tell you the truth, not one stone will be left on another. All will be torn down!”
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33Watch out! Stay alert! For you do not know when the time will come.
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11You must stand outside and the person to whom you are making the loan will bring out to you what he is offering as security.