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Likewise, no one in the field should go back for anything. <a href="/nlt/luke/17.htm">New Living Translation</a> On that day a person out on the deck of a roof must not go down into the house to pack. A person out in the field must not return home. <a href="/esv/luke/17.htm">English Standard Version</a> On that day, let the one who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away, and likewise let the one who is in the field not turn back. <a href="/bsb/luke/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind. <a href="/blb/luke/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> In that day, the one who will be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, do not let him come down to take them away; and likewise the one in the field, do not let him return to the things behind. <a href="/kjv/luke/17.htm">King James Bible</a> In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. <a href="/nkjv/luke/17.htm">New King James Version</a> “In that day, he who is on the housetop, and his goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field, let him not turn back. <a href="/nasb_/luke/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> On that day, the one who will be on the housetop, with his goods in the house, must not go down to take them out; and likewise the one in the field must not turn back. <a href="/nasb/luke/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220On that day, the one who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must not go down to take them out; and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back. <a href="/nasb77/luke/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “On that day, let not the one who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house go down to take them away; and likewise let not the one who is in the field turn back. <a href="/lsb/luke/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> On that day, the one who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must not go down to take them out, and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back. <a href="/amp/luke/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> On that day, whoever is on the housetop, with his belongings in the house, must not come down [and go inside] to take them out; and likewise whoever is in the field must not turn back. <a href="/csb/luke/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> On that day, a man on the housetop, whose belongings are in the house, must not come down to get them. Likewise the man who is in the field must not turn back. <a href="/hcsb/luke/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> On that day, a man on the housetop, whose belongings are in the house, must not come down to get them. Likewise the man who is in the field must not turn back. <a href="/asv/luke/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> In that day, he that shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and let him that is in the field likewise not return back. <a href="/cev/luke/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> At that time no one on a rooftop should go down into the house to get anything. No one in a field should go back to the house for anything. <a href="/erv/luke/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> In that day, he which shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and let him that is in the field likewise not return back. <a href="/gwt/luke/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "On that day those who are on the roof shouldn't come down to get their belongings out of their houses. Those who are in the field shouldn't turn back. <a href="/gnt/luke/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> "On that day someone who is on the roof of a house must not go down into the house to get any belongings; in the same way anyone who is out in the field must not go back to the house. <a href="/isv/luke/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> "The person who is on the housetop that day must not come down to get his belongings out of his house. The person in the field, too, must not turn back to what's left behind. <a href="/msb/luke/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind. <a href="/net/luke/17.htm">NET Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nheb/luke/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> In that day, he who will be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not turn back. <a href="/wbt/luke/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> In that day, he who shall be upon the house-top, and his furniture in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. <a href="/wey/luke/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "On that day, if a man is on the roof and his property indoors, let him not go down to fetch it; and, in the same way, he who is in the field, let him not turn back. <a href="/web/luke/17.htm">World English Bible</a> In that day, he who will be on the housetop and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not turn back. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> in that day, he who will be on the housetop, and his vessels in the house, do not let him come down to take them away; and he in the field, in like manner, do not let him turn backward; <a href="/blb/luke/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> In that day, the one who will be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, do not let him come down to take them away; and likewise the one in the field, do not let him return to the things behind. <a href="/ylt/luke/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> in that day, he who shall be on the house top, and his vessels in the house, let him not come down to take them away; and he in the field, in like manner, let him not turn backward; <a href="/slt/luke/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> In that day, whoever shall be upon the house, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and he in the fields, likewise let him not turn back behind.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> In that hour, he that shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and he that shall be in the field, in like manner, let him not return back. <a href="/cpdv/luke/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> In that hour, whoever will be on the rooftop, with his goods in the house, let him not descend to take them. And whoever will be in the field, similarly, let him not turn back. <a href="/nabre/luke/17.htm">New American Bible</a> On that day, a person who is on the housetop and whose belongings are in the house must not go down to get them, and likewise a person in the field must not return to what was left behind. <a href="/nrsvce/luke/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> On that day, anyone on the housetop who has belongings in the house must not come down to take them away; and likewise anyone in the field must not turn back.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> In that day, he who is on the roof and his clothes in the house, will not come down to take them; and he who is in the field will not return back. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/17.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “In that day, whoever is on the roof, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take them. And whoever is in the field, let him not turn back.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/17.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> In that day, let not him that is on the house-top, and whose goods are in the house, come down to take them away. Likewise, he that is in the field, let him not turn back. <a href="/godbey/luke/17.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>In that day, let not him who is on the house, and his goods in the house, come down to take them: and likewise let not him who is in the field turn back.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/17.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> In that day, let not the man who is upon the roof, and his goods in the house, go down to carry them away: and he that is in the field, in like manner, let him not return for any things behind him. <a href="/mace/luke/17.htm">Mace New Testament</a> then let not him that is on the house-top venture down to secure his furniture: and he that is in the field, let him not return back. <a href="/wey/luke/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "On that day, if a man is on the roof and his property indoors, let him not go down to fetch it; and, in the same way, he who is in the field, let him not turn back. <a href="/worrell/luke/17.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>"In that day let him who shall be on the housetop and his goods in the house not come down to take them away: and let him who is in the field likewise not return back.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/17.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>In that day, who<Fr>ever<FR> shall be on the house-top, and his goods in the house, let him not come down <Fr>into it<FR> to take them away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/17-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=6996" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/17.htm">The Coming of the Kingdom</a> …30It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed. 31<a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">On</a> <a href="/greek/1565.htm" title="1565: ekeinē (DPro-DFS) -- That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.">that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmera (N-DFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">day,</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">let no one</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hos (RelPro-NMS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estai (V-FIM-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist."></a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1430.htm" title="1430: dōmatos (N-GNS) -- The roof (of a house), the top of the house. From demo; properly, an edifice, i.e. a roof.">housetop</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2597.htm" title="2597: katabatō (V-AMA-3S) -- To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend.">come down</a> <a href="/greek/142.htm" title="142: arai (V-ANA) -- To raise, lift up, take away, remove. ">to retrieve</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auta (PPro-AN3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-NNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4632.htm" title="4632: skeuē (N-NNP) -- A vessel, implement, equipment or apparatus (specially, a wife as contributing to the usefulness of the husband).">possessions.</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3614.htm" title="3614: oikia (N-DFS) -- From oikos; properly, residence, but usually an abode; by implication, a family."></a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3668.htm" title="3668: homoiōs (Adv) -- In like manner, similarly, in the same way, equally. Adverb from homoios; similarly.">Likewise,</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">let no one</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/68.htm" title="68: agrō (N-DMS) -- From ago; a field; genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. Hamlet.">the field</a> <a href="/greek/1994.htm" title="1994: epistrepsatō (V-AMA-3S) -- From epi and strepho; to revert.">return</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">for</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">anything</a> <a href="/greek/3694.htm" title="3694: opisō (Adv) -- Behind, after; back, backwards. From the same as opisthen with enclitic of direction; to the back, i.e. Aback.">he has left behind.</a> 32Remember Lot’s wife!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/24-17.htm">Matthew 24:17-18</a> Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house. / And let no one in the field return for his cloak. <a href="/mark/13-15.htm">Mark 13:15-16</a> Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house. / And let no one in the field return for his cloak. <a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">Genesis 19:15-17</a> At daybreak the angels hurried Lot along, saying, “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.” / But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them. / As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop anywhere on the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!” <a href="/genesis/19-26.htm">Genesis 19:26</a> But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. <a href="/matthew/10-37.htm">Matthew 10:37-39</a> Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me; / and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. / Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. <a href="/luke/9-62.htm">Luke 9:62</a> Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” <a href="/1_john/2-15.htm">1 John 2:15-17</a> Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever. <a href="/philippians/3-13.htm">Philippians 3:13-14</a> Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, / I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus. <a href="/hebrews/10-38.htm">Hebrews 10:38-39</a> But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.” / But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls. <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2-3</a> For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. <a href="/revelation/18-4.htm">Revelation 18:4</a> Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues. <a href="/isaiah/24-17.htm">Isaiah 24:17-18</a> Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth. / Whoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken. <a href="/jeremiah/48-6.htm">Jeremiah 48:6</a> ‘Flee! Run for your lives! Become like a juniper in the desert.’ <a href="/ezekiel/7-12.htm">Ezekiel 7:12-13</a> The time has come; the day has arrived. Let the buyer not rejoice and the seller not mourn, for wrath is upon the whole multitude. / The seller will surely not recover what he sold while both remain alive. For the vision concerning the whole multitude will not be revoked, and because of their iniquity, not one of them will preserve his life. <a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18-20</a> Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light. / It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake. / Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>In that day, he which shall be on the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.he which.<a href="/job/2-4.htm">Job 2:4</a> And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.<a href="/jeremiah/45-5.htm">Jeremiah 45:5</a> And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.<a href="/matthew/6-25.htm">Matthew 6:25</a> Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/haggai/2-18.htm">Backward</a> <a href="/luke/15-23.htm">Fetch</a> <a href="/luke/17-7.htm">Field</a> <a href="/nahum/2-9.htm">Furniture</a> <a href="/luke/16-1.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/luke/16-27.htm">House</a> <a href="/luke/5-19.htm">Housetop</a> <a href="/luke/5-19.htm">House-Top</a> <a href="/luke/11-7.htm">Indoors</a> <a href="/luke/12-3.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/luke/17-28.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/luke/17-30.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/luke/16-12.htm">Property</a> <a href="/luke/7-6.htm">Roof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-24.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/luke/8-28.htm">Top</a> <a href="/luke/17-15.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/mark/7-4.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/luke/17-30.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/6-66.htm">Backward</a> <a href="/john/21-10.htm">Fetch</a> <a href="/luke/17-36.htm">Field</a> <a href="/acts/21-15.htm">Furniture</a> <a href="/luke/19-8.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/luke/18-14.htm">House</a> <a href="/acts/10-9.htm">Housetop</a> <a href="/acts/10-9.htm">House-Top</a> <a href="/matthew/9-28.htm">Indoors</a> <a href="/luke/21-21.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/luke/19-19.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/luke/20-31.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/luke/19-8.htm">Property</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-8.htm">Roof</a> <a href="/revelation/18-12.htm">Stuff</a> <a href="/luke/18-38.htm">Top</a> <a href="/luke/21-13.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/acts/21-15.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/luke/18-17.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 17</div>1. <a href="/luke/17-1.htm">Jesus teaches to avoid occasions of offense;</a> 3. <a href="/luke/17-3.htm">and to forgive one another.</a> 5. <a href="/luke/17-5.htm">The power of faith.</a> 6. <a href="/luke/17-6.htm">How we are bound to God.</a> 11. <a href="/luke/17-11.htm">Jesus heals ten lepers.</a> 22. <a href="/luke/17-22.htm">Of the kingdom of God, and the coming of the Son of Man.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>On that day This phrase refers to a specific time of judgment or significant event, often interpreted as the return of Christ or a time of divine intervention. In biblical prophecy, "that day" frequently denotes a moment of God's decisive action, as seen in passages like <a href="/zechariah/14.htm">Zechariah 14:1</a> and <a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5</a>. It emphasizes urgency and the need for readiness, echoing themes found in the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24, <a href="/mark/13.htm">Mark 13</a>).let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions In ancient Israel, houses often had flat roofs used for various activities, accessible by an external staircase. This imagery suggests immediacy and the need to prioritize spiritual readiness over material concerns. The instruction parallels the urgency found in the story of Lot's escape from Sodom (<a href="/genesis/19-17.htm">Genesis 19:17</a>), where lingering or looking back led to destruction. It underscores the transient nature of earthly possessions compared to eternal matters.Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind Fields were common places of work, and this phrase highlights the necessity of leaving behind daily labor and concerns when faced with divine intervention. It reflects the call to discipleship, where following Christ requires leaving behind former ways of life (<a href="/luke/9-62.htm">Luke 9:62</a>). The urgency mirrors the call to be prepared for the coming of the Son of Man, as in the parable of the ten virgins (<a href="/matthew/25.htm">Matthew 25:1-13</a>), emphasizing vigilance and readiness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this passage, providing teachings about the coming of the Kingdom of God and the urgency of readiness. 2. <a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a> The primary audience of Jesus' teachings, who are being instructed on how to live in anticipation of the end times. 3. <a href="/topical/h/housetop.htm">Housetop</a> In ancient Jewish culture, the housetop was a place for relaxation and sometimes work. It symbolizes a place of comfort or routine. 4. <a href="/topical/f/field.htm">Field</a> Represents daily labor and the ordinary activities of life. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the Lord</a> Refers to the eschatological event when Christ will return, emphasizing the suddenness and unexpected nature of this event.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/urgency_of_readiness.htm">Urgency of Readiness</a> Believers must live in a state of constant readiness for Christ's return, not allowing material possessions or earthly concerns to distract them. <a href="/topical/d/detachment_from_earthly_possessions.htm">Detachment from Earthly Possessions</a> The call to not return for possessions highlights the need for spiritual detachment from material wealth and a focus on eternal values. <a href="/topical/f/focus_on_the_kingdom.htm">Focus on the Kingdom</a> Our primary focus should be on the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, rather than the temporary comforts and securities of this world. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a> In times of crisis or divine intervention, trust that God will provide and protect, rather than relying on our own resources or past securities. <a href="/topical/l/living_with_eternal_perspective.htm">Living with Eternal Perspective</a> Cultivate a mindset that prioritizes eternal life and the coming of God's Kingdom over present circumstances and possessions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 17</a> <a href="/q/does_oppressing_the_poor_disrespect_god.htm">Does oppressing the poor disrespect their Creator?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_schemes_of_the_devil.htm">What does the Bible say about wealth inequality?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_'one_taken'_fit_with_other_end_times.htm">How does the “one taken, one left” description (Luke 17:34–35) reconcile with other New Testament passages depicting the end times differently?</a> <a href="/q/is_the_old_covenant_still_valid.htm">Is the Old Covenant still in effect? (Jeremiah 31:31-34 vs. Luke 16:17)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) He which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff.--Better, his goods, as in <a href="/matthew/12-29.htm" title="Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.">Matthew 12:29</a>; <a href="/mark/3-27.htm" title="No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.">Mark 3:27</a>. (See Notes on <a href="/context/matthew/24-17.htm" title="Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:">Matthew 24:17-18</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 31, 32. - In that day, he which shall be upon the house-top, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. Remember Lot's wife. The Lord, with this striking imagery, describes, not the attitude which men who would be saved must assume when he appears with power and great glory - there will be no time then to shape any new way of life - but it pictures the attitude they must always maintain, if they would be his servants, towards the things of this world. His servants must be ready to abandon all earthly blessings at a moment's notice; none but those who have been sitting loosely to these will be able, when the sudden cry comes, at once to toss away all, and so to meet the long-tarrying Bridegroom. The reminder of Lot's wife - a very familiar story to Jews - warned all would-be disciples of the danger of the double service, God and the world, and how likely the one who attempted it would be to perish miserably. <a href="/commentaries/luke/17-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>On ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. that ἐκείνῃ (ekeinē) Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1565.htm">Strong's 1565: </a> That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed. day, ἡμέρᾳ (hēmera) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. {let} no one μὴ (mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. housetop δώματος (dōmatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1430.htm">Strong's 1430: </a> The roof (of a house), the top of the house. From demo; properly, an edifice, i.e. a roof. come down καταβάτω (katabatō) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2597.htm">Strong's 2597: </a> To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend. to καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. retrieve ἆραι (arai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_142.htm">Strong's 142: </a> To raise, lift up, take away, remove. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. possessions. σκεύη (skeuē) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4632.htm">Strong's 4632: </a> A vessel, implement, equipment or apparatus (specially, a wife as contributing to the usefulness of the husband). Likewise, ὁμοίως (homoiōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3668.htm">Strong's 3668: </a> In like manner, similarly, in the same way, equally. Adverb from homoios; similarly. {let} no one μὴ (mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [the] field ἀγρῷ (agrō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> From ago; a field; genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. Hamlet. return ἐπιστρεψάτω (epistrepsatō) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1994.htm">Strong's 1994: </a> From epi and strepho; to revert. for εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. anything τὰ (ta) Article - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. [he has] left behind. ὀπίσω (opisō) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3694.htm">Strong's 3694: </a> Behind, after; back, backwards. 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