Matthew 24:16 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁶ then those [of you] in Judea are to run away into the [nearby] mountains.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ then let them which be in Judæa flee into the mountains:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains;

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ then let them that are in Judæa flee unto the mountains:

Common English Bible

¹⁶ then those in Judea must escape to the mountains.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ then those who are in Judea, let them flee to the mountains.

Matthew 24:16 Cross References

Hebrews 11:7

By [having] faith, when Noah was warned [by God] about conditions that had not yet been seen [i.e., regarding events of the coming Flood], he acted out of reverent concern [for God] by constructing a ship to save [i.e., rescue] his household [from the Flood waters]. By this [i.e., his faith which led to action], Noah condemned the world and inherited righteousness because of his faith.

Matthew 2:1

Now Jesus was born in Bethlehem [a small town] in Judea during the time when Herod [the Great] was king [of Judea]. About that time some astrologer/sages from the east [i.e., Persia] came to Jerusalem, saying,

Matthew 24:15

“Therefore, when you see that disgusting thing which causes total destruction [i.e., the Roman armies. See Luke 21:20], which Daniel the prophet spoke about [Dan. 9:27; 11:31; 12:11], standing in the sacred place [i.e., Jerusalem and especially the Temple area], (let the reader understand [what is meant by this]),

Matthew 24:17

[Also], the person who is on a housetop [Note: This was a flat area where people retired for rest, prayer, etc., with its stairway on the outside], is not to take any of the belongings from his house as he comes down [to flee].