Bible Strands
Matthew 24:40
Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples regarding the sudden division that will accompany his return.
The words — The Greek δύο (duo, "two") and ἔσονται (esontai, "will be") establish a concrete, numerical contrast between individuals in a single location.
The thread — The same pairing structure appears in Luke 17:34 with two people in one bed, while 2 Peter 2:5 and 2 Peter 2:7 recall God’s past judgments that preserved the righteous while removing the ungodly.
Why it lands — The text states that one person will be taken and the other left without warning, demanding immediate readiness rather than complacency.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Cross-references
- Luke 17:34 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 and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless
- 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;
- 2 Chronicles 33:12 And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
- Luke 23:39 One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”
- 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?