Let him who is in the field not return back to take his cloak.
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Let him who is in the field not return back to take his cloak.
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And let hym that is in the felde not tourne backe agayne vnto the thinges which he leeft behynde him for to take his cloothes with him.
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And let him that is in the fielde, not turne backe againe to take his garment.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 16 And let him that is in the field…
16 And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.
Ver. 16. {See Trapp on "Mat 24:18"}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But woe to them that are with child,.... Who…
But woe to them that are with child,.... Who because of their burdens, would be very unfit for, and very incapable of fleeing with any haste; and therefore very liable to fall into the hands of the enemy, and become their prey:
and to them that give suck in those days; who could not bear to leave their children behind, and yet would not be able to carry them with them; at least not without great trouble, and which would much retard their flight, and endanger their being taken by the enemy; See Gill on Mat 24:19.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 16. his garment] i. e. his “outer garment.”
16. his garment] i. e. his “outer garment.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And let him that is in the field not…
And let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloke (to imation autou). This was the outer garment or pallium. They who worked in the field were accustomed to leave their cloak and their tunic at home; so that, half-stripped, they might be more free to labor. Therefore our Lord warns them that in this impending destruction, so suddenly would it come, they must be ready to fly just as they were. It was the direction given to Lot, "Escape for thy life; look not behind thee."
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