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Matthew 24:16

Judea

14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

15 So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),

then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

17 Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house.

18 And let no one in the field return for his cloak.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
KJV
Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
WEB
then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
ASV
then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains:
DARBY
then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains;
BLB
then those in Judea, let them flee to the mountains;
ÅB
da må de som er i Judea, flykte til fjells,
OTB
da skal de som er i Judea flykte til fjellene.
B1930
da må de som er i Judea, fly til fjells,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 19:15–17

    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.”

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  • Hebrews 11:7

    By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

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  • Luke 21:21–22

    Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.

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  • Proverbs 22:3

    The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.

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  • Exodus 9:20–21

    Those among Pharaoh’s officials who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring their servants and livestock to shelter,

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  • Jeremiah 37:11–12

    When the Chaldean army withdrew from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,

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  • Jeremiah 6:1

    “Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.

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