Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. New Living Translation And pray that your flight will not be in winter or on the Sabbath. English Standard Version Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. Berean Standard Bible Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath. Berean Literal Bible But pray that your flight might not be in winter, nor on a Sabbath. King James Bible But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: New King James Version And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. New American Standard Bible Moreover, pray that when you flee, it will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath. NASB 1995 “But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath. NASB 1977 “But pray that your flight may not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath; Legacy Standard Bible But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath. Amplified Bible Pray that your flight [from persecution and suffering] will not be in winter, or on a Sabbath [when Jewish laws prohibit travel]. Christian Standard Bible Pray that your escape may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. Holman Christian Standard Bible Pray that your escape may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. American Standard Version And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on a sabbath: Aramaic Bible in Plain English But pray that your escape will not be in winter, neither on the Sabbath. Contemporary English Version And pray that you won't have to escape in winter or on a Sabbath. Douay-Rheims Bible But pray that your flight be not in the winter, or on the sabbath. English Revised Version And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on a sabbath: GOD'S WORD® Translation Pray that it will not be winter or a day of worship when you flee. Good News Translation Pray to God that you will not have to run away during the winter or on a Sabbath! International Standard Version Pray that it may not be in winter or on a Sabbath when you flee, Literal Standard Version and pray that your flight may not be in winter, nor on a Sabbath; Majority Standard Bible Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath. New American Bible Pray that your flight not be in winter or on the sabbath, NET Bible Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. New Revised Standard Version Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a sabbath. New Heart English Bible Pray that your flight will not be in the winter, nor on a Sabbath, Webster's Bible Translation But pray ye that your flight may not be in the winter, neither on the sabbath: Weymouth New Testament "But pray that your flight may not be in winter, nor on the Sabbath; World English Bible Pray that your flight will not be in the winter nor on a Sabbath, Young's Literal Translation and pray ye that your flight may not be in winter, nor on a sabbath; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Abomination of Desolation…19How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! 20 Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath. 21For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.… Cross References Matthew 24:19 How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! Matthew 24:21 For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again. Treasury of Scripture But pray you that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: neither. 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. Acts 1:12 Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey. Jump to Previous Flight Prayer Sabbath Time WinterJump to Next Flight Prayer Sabbath Time WinterMatthew 24 1. Jesus foretells the destruction of the temple;3. what and how great calamities shall be before it; 29. the signs of his coming to judgment. 36. And because that day and hour are unknown, 42. we ought to watch like good servants, expecting our Master's coming. (20) Pray ye that your flight . . .--Rules were given for flight where the conditions lay within their own power. Other incidents which lay outside their will might lawfully be the subjects of their prayers. It is characteristic of St. Matthew, as writing for Jews, that he alone records the words "nor on the Sabbath day." Living as the Christians of Judaea did in the strict observance of the Law, they would either be hindered by their own scruples from going beyond a Sabbath day's journey (about one English mile), which would be insufficient to place them out of the reach of danger, or would find impediments--gates shut, and the like--from the Sabbath observance of others.Verse 20. - Pray ye that, etc. (προσεύχεσθε ἵνα). He bids them pray to and worship God, in order that he may give them a favourable time for flight. The clause introduced with the final particle does not directly denote the subject of the petition, as our version gives the impression, but rather the aim of the petitioners (Morison). Not in the winter. He spake of personal hindrances in the last verse; here he speaks of external circumstances over which man has no control, except by prayer. The weather in winter, which means the rainy season, might render the roads impassable, and would, of course, prevent any hope of obtaining food by the wayside from cornfield or fruit tree. The sabbath day, which precluded any work or the use of beast of burden, and restricted a journey to something less than a mile. We must remember that until the final catastrophe the Christians observed such Mosaic restrictions (see Exodus 16:29; Acts 1:12). A flight for such a short distance would have been of no avail under the imperious circumstances which rendered escape advisable. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Prayπροσεύχεσθε (proseuchesthe) Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4336: To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship. that ἵνα (hina) Conjunction Strong's 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. flight φυγὴ (phygē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 5437: Flight, fleeing. From pheugo; a fleeing, i.e. Escape. will not occur γένηται (genētai) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. in the winter χειμῶνος (cheimōnos) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 5494: From a derivative of cheo, meaning a storm; by implication, the rainy season, i.e. Winter. [or] μηδὲ (mēde) Conjunction Strong's 3366: And not, not even, neither�nor. From me and de; but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor. on the Sabbath. σαββάτῳ (sabbatō) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 4521: The Sabbath, a week. Links Matthew 24:20 NIVMatthew 24:20 NLT Matthew 24:20 ESV Matthew 24:20 NASB Matthew 24:20 KJV Matthew 24:20 BibleApps.com Matthew 24:20 Biblia Paralela Matthew 24:20 Chinese Bible Matthew 24:20 French Bible Matthew 24:20 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 24:20 Pray that your flight will not be (Matt. Mat Mt) |
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