Matthew 24:20 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 24:20

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

BSB

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ASV

And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on a sabbath:

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 20.) Pray, however, that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. If we wish to receive the captivity of Jerusalem, when it was captured by Titus and Vespasian, they ought to pray that their flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath; for in the former, the harshness of the cold prevents them from going to the desolate places and hiding in the mountains and deserts; in the latter, it is either a violation of the Law if they wish to flee, or imminent death if they remain.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter - For the hardness of the season, the badness of the roads, the shortness of the days, and the length of the nights, will all be great impediments to your flight. Rabbi Tanchum observes, “that the favor of God was particularly manifested in the destruction of the first temple, in not obliging the Jews to go out in the winter, but in the summer.” See the place in Lightfoot.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

One main subject of this part of our Lord’s prophecy is the taking of Jerusalem by the Romans. That great event took place about forty years after the words we have now read were spoken. A full account of it is to be found in the writings of the historian Josephus. Those writings are the best comment on our Lord’s words; they are a striking proof of the accuracy of every title of his predictions.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
προσεύχεσθε	proseuchesthe	do pray	G4336 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
γένηται	genētai	it may happen	G1096 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
φυγὴ	phugē	flight	G5437 →
ὑμῶν	humōn	of you	G4771 →
χειμῶνος	cheimōnos	in winter	G5494 →
μηδὲ	mēde	nor	G3366 →
σαββάτῳ.	sabbatō	on a Sabbath.	G4521 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Acts 1:12
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
leads to
- Luke 24:52
  And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
- Matthew 21:1
  As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
- Luke 24:50
  When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
- Matthew 24:3
  While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and…
- Zechariah 14:4
  On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with…
Through
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;…
leads to
- Exodus 31:13
  “Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD…
- Isaiah 58:13–14
  If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor…
- Ezekiel 20:12
  I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew