Matthew 24:20

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 16:29 : 29 See, because the LORD has given you the Sabbath, that is why he is giving you food for two days on the sixth day. Each of you stay where you are; let no one go out of his place on the seventh day.”
  • Acts 1:12 : 12 A Replacement for Judas is Chosen Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called the Mount of Olives(which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away).

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 89%

    14 The 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.

    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.

    17 Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days!

    18 Pray that it may not be in winter.

    19 For in those days there will be suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, or ever will happen.

    20 And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved. But because of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut them short.

    21 Then if anyone says to you,‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe him.

  • 82%

    15 The 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.

    17 The one on the roof must not come down to take anything out of his house,

    18 and the one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.

    19 Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days!

  • 76%

    21 For then there will be great suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the world until now, or ever will happen.

    22 And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

    23 Then if anyone says to you,‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or‘There he is!’ do not believe him.

  • 73%

    20 The Desolation of Jerusalem“But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.

    21 Then 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,

    22 because these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.

    23 Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people.

  • 71%

    35 For it will overtake all who live on the face of the whole earth.

    36 But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

  • 69%

    30 It will be the same on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

    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.

  • 24 The Arrival of the Son of Man“But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light;

  • 42 “Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

  • 26 So 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.

  • 44 Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

  • 23 Whenever they persecute you in one town, flee to another! I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

  • 29 The Arrival of the Son of Man“Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.

  • 33 Watch out! Stay alert! For you do not know when the time will come.

  • 37 For just like the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

  • 67%

    3 Now when they are saying,“There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will surely not escape.

    4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the darkness for the day to overtake you like a thief would.

  • 29 For this is certain: The days are coming when they will say,‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore children, and the breasts that never nursed!’

  • 23 Then people will say to you,‘Look, there he is!’ or‘Look, here he is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.

  • 66%

    32 The Parable of the Fig Tree“Learn this parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.

    33 So also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near, right at the door.

    34 I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

  • Matt 24:7-8
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    66%

    7 For nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

    8 All these things are the beginning of birth pains.

  • 12 But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

  • 7 Alas, what a terrible time of trouble it is! There has never been any like it. It is a time of trouble for the descendants of Jacob, but some of them will be rescued out of it.

  • 8 “Remember the Sabbath day to set it apart as holy.

  • 36 or else he might find you asleep when he returns suddenly.

  • Jer 17:21-22
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    66%

    21 The LORD says,‘Be very careful if you value your lives! Do not carry any loads in through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.

    22 Do not carry any loads out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day. But observe the Sabbath day as a day set apart to the LORD, as I commanded your ancestors.

  • 24 The LORD says,‘You must make sure to obey me. You must not bring any loads through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day. You must set the Sabbath day apart to me. You must not do any work on that day.

  • 20 But the days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and at that time they will fast.

  • 40 Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left.