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Luke 17:34
I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples during his final journey to Jerusalem, placing this statement between his teaching on losing one’s life (Luke 17:33) and the parallel image of two women grinding grain (Luke 17:35).
The words — The Greek ἔσονται (esontai, "there will be") and δύο (duo, "two") establish a definitive future count, while ταύτῃ νυκτὶ (tautē nukti, "in that night") fixes the timing of the event.
The thread — This imagery of sudden separation runs parallel to Matthew 24:40, which applies the identical "taken and left" structure to two men working in a field.
Why it lands — The text demands immediate readiness by describing a future moment when ordinary domestic routines will be abruptly interrupted by divine judgment.
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The Greek words
King James Version
I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
Cross-references
- Matthew 24:40 Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.
- 2 Peter 2:9 if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
- Malachi 3:16 At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.
- Psalms 28:3 Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.
- Mark 13:23 So be on your guard; I have told you everything in advance.
- Psalms 26:9 Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed,
- Luke 13:24 “Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
- Isaiah 42:9 Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”
- Jeremiah 45:5 But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop seeking! For I will bring disaster on every living creature, declares the LORD, but wherever you go, I will grant your life as a spoil of war.”