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Matthew 24:20

Prayer

18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.

19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

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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

    See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.

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  • Acts 1:12

    Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.

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