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Matthew 24:20

Prayer

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

19 How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!

Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.

21 For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.

22 If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.

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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.

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BSB
Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.
KJV
But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
WEB
Pray that your flight will not be in the winter nor on a Sabbath,
ASV
And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on a sabbath:
DARBY
But pray that your flight may not be in winter time nor on sabbath:
BLB
But pray that your⁺ flight may not be in winter, nor on a Sabbath.
ÅB
Men be at flukten deres ikke må skje om vinteren eller på sabbaten!
OTB
Be om at deres flukt ikke må skje om vinteren eller på en sabbat.
B1930
Men bed at eders flukt ikke må skje om vinteren eller på sabbaten!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 16:29

    Understand that the LORD has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day He will give you bread for two days. On the seventh day, everyone must stay where he is; no one may leave his place.”

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  • Acts 1:12

    Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.

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