Mat 24:20 | RWP | e4.org | In winter nor on a sabbath ( χειμωνος , genitive of time, μηδε σαββατω , locative of time). In winter because of the rough weather. On a sabbath because some would hesitate to make such a journey on the sabbath. Josephus in his Wars gives the best illustration of the horrors foretold by Jesus in verse .

‏ Matthew 24:20

In winter nor on a sabbath ( χειμωνος, genitive of time, μηδε σαββατω, locative of time). In winter because of the rough weather. On a sabbath because some would hesitate to make such a journey on the sabbath. Josephus in his Wars gives the best illustration of the horrors foretold by Jesus in verse 21.