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Matthew 24:16-18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Matthew 24:16-18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
16 then those in Judea must flee[a] to the mountains, 17 [b](A)a person on the housetop must not go down to get things out of his house, 18 a person in the field must not return to get his cloak.
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- 24:16 The tradition that the Christians of Jerusalem fled from that city to Pella, a city of Transjordan, at the time of the First Jewish Revolt is found in Eusebius (Ecclesiastical History, 3:5:3), who attributes the flight to “a certain oracle given by revelation before the war.” The tradition is not improbable but the Matthean command, derived from its Marcan source, is vague in respect to the place of flight (to the mountains), although some scholars see it as applicable to the flight to Pella.
- 24:17–19 Haste is essential, and the journey will be particularly difficult for women who are burdened with unborn or infant children.
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