Luke 17:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

upon. Greek. epi. App-104.

housetop. Compare Luke 12:3; Luke 5:19.

stuff. vessels, or goods. Compare Matthew 12:29. Eng. "stuff" is from Low Latin. stupa and O. Fr. estoffe. let him not, &c. This was repeated later on the Mount of Olives (Matthew 24:17-20; Mark 13:14-16), come down. By the staircase outside.

back. Greek. eis ta opiso. To the things behind.

Luke 17:31

31 In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.