Bible Strands
Matthew 24:18
And let no one in the field return for his cloak.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to his disciples during the Olivet Discourse, outlining the urgent flight required when tribulation begins.
The words — ἀγρῷ (agrō) specifies the open field, and ἐπιστρεψάτω (epistrepsatō) issues a negative command that one must not turn back.
The thread — This field directive runs parallel to the housetop warning in Matthew 24:17 and the danger for pregnant women in Matthew 24:19.
Why it lands — The text commands immediate departure without hesitation, requiring the reader to abandon all material concerns when crisis arrives.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.