15 And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:
15 Let no one on the housetop go down or enter the house to take anything out.
15 Let the one who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything out,
15 if you're working in the yard, don't go back to the house to get anything;
15 Let him who is on the housetop not go down into the house, nor enter to take anything out of his house.
15 A person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Mark 13:15
Commentary on Mark 13:14-23
(Read Mark 13:14-23)
The Jews in rebelling against the Romans, and in persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin apace. Here we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within less than forty years after this. Such destruction and desolation, that the like cannot be found in any history. Promises of power to persevere, and cautions against falling away, well agree with each other. But the more we consider these things, the more we shall see abundant cause to flee without delay for refuge to Christ, and to renounce every earthly object, for the salvation of our souls.