Matthew 24:18
16 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.
And let no one in the field return for his cloak.
19 How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
20 Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.
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
- And let no one in the field return for his cloak.
- KJV
- Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
- WEB
- Let him who is in the field not return back to get his clothes.
- ASV
- and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak.
- DARBY
- and let not him that is in the field turn back to take his garment.
- BLB
- and the one in the field, let him not return back to take away his garment.
- ÅB
- og den som er ute på åkeren må ikke vende tilbake for å hente kappen sin.
- OTB
- Den som er ute på marken, skal ikke vende tilbake for å hente kappen sin.
- B1930
- og den som er ute på marken, ikke vende tilbake for å hente sin kappe.