Matthew 24:40

Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.

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KJV

Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

ASV

Then shall two men be in the field; one is taken, and one is left:

YLT

Then two men shall be in the field, the one is received, and the one is left;

DBT

Then two shall be in the field, one is taken and one is left;

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(Verse 40, 41.) Then there will be two in the field: one will be taken, and one will be left. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken, and one will be left. Then, He said, there will be two in the field, when, at the time of the consummation and judgment, two will be found in the field having the same labor and almost the same sowing, but not receiving the fruits of labor equally. Two women grinding together will also be there: one will be taken, and one will be left.

Jerome· Commentary on Matthew, 420patristic

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Then shall two be in the field,....

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

Then shall two men - two women - one shall be taken, and the other left - The meaning seems to be, that so general should these calamities be, that no two persons, wheresoever found, or about whatsoever employed, should be both able to effect their escape; and that captivity and the sword should have a complete triumph over this unhappy people. Two women shall be grinding - Women alone are still employed in grinding the corn in the east; and it is only when despatch is required, or the uppermost millstone is heavy, that a second woman is added.

Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical

Woe unto them when I depart, Hos. ix. It was now time to groan out their Ichabod, The glory is departed, their defence is departed. Three days after this, the veil of the temple was rent; when Christ left it, all became common and unclean; but Christ departed not till they drove him away; did not reject them, till they first rejected him.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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How the Hebraic tradition has read this verse — and Marcus Brown’s own reading of it.

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The verses this one reaches9

Luke 17:34–37
I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left.
2 Peter 2:7–9
and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless
Acts 9:7
The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.
2 Peter 2:5
if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
Genesis 41:25
At this, Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.
Psalms 64:7
But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
Luke 23:39–43
One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”
2 Chronicles 33:12–24
And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
1 Corinthians 4:7
For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?

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John the Baptist Baptizes Jesus — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)

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Canon: New Testament
Author: Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
Date: c. AD 50–60

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Through
2 Peter 2:5
if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
leads to
- 2 Peter 3:6
  through which the world of that time perished in the flood.
- Hebrews 11:7
  By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes…
- Jude 1:14–15
  Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
- Luke 17:26–27
  Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:
- Matthew 24:37–39
  As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

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