Matius 10:27
Konteks10:27 What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what is whispered in your ear, 1 proclaim from the housetops. 2
Matius 24:6
Konteks24:6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Make sure that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is still to come. 3
[10:27] 1 tn Grk “what you hear in the ear,” an idiom.
[10:27] 2 tn The expression “proclaim from the housetops” is an idiom for proclaiming something publicly (L&N 7.51). Roofs of many first century Jewish houses in Judea and Galilee were flat and had access either from outside or from within the house. Something shouted from atop a house would be heard by everyone in the street below.