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Matthew 24:41
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Two women will be grinding grain with a hand mill; one will be taken and one left.
Two women shall be grinding at the mill: the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left.
"Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left.
Two women will be grinding grain with a mill. One will be taken, and the other will be left.
"Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken [for judgment] and one will be left.
"Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left.
Two women will be grinding grain at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left.
Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
Two women will be together grinding grain, but only one will be taken. The other will be left.
There will be two women grinding flour at the mill — one will be taken and the other left behind.
two [women] grinding at the mill, one is taken and one is left.
Two women will be grinding grain with a mill. One will be taken and the other will be left.
Two women shalbe grinding at ye mill: the one shalbe receiued, and the other shalbe refused.
Two women will be grinding at the handmill, one will be taken and the other left.
Two women will be at a mill grinding meal: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind.
Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left.
two grinding at the mill; one is taken away, and one is left.
two women shall be grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is left.
Two women will be crushing grain; one is taken, and one let go.
two women grinding at the mill, one will be taken and one will be left.
Two women will be grinding grain at the mill. One will be taken, and the other will be left behind.
Two shall be grinding in the mill; one is taken, and one is left.
Two [fn] will be grinding at the mill; the one taken, and the other left.
Two [women] shalbe gryndyng at the myll, the one receaued, and the other refused.
two women shall be grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is left.
two women grinding at the mill, one is taken, and one is left.
one is taken, and one is left.
Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken away, and one left behind.
twey wymmen schulen be gryndynge in o queerne, oon schal be takun, and `the tother left; tweyn in a bedde, `the toon schal be takun, and the tother left.
two women [shall be] grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is left.
Two [women will be] grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
There will be two women grinding grain with a mill; one will be taken and one left.
Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
Two women will be grinding flour at the mill; one will be taken, the other left.
Two women will be grinding grain. One will be taken and the other will be left.
Two women will be grinding meal together; one will be taken and one will be left.
Two women grinding at the mill, - one, is taken near, and, one, is left behind.
Two women shall be grinding at the mill. One shall be taken and one shall be left.
Two women will be grinding at the mill; one is taken and one is left.
two shalbe gryndinge at ye myll: ye oue shalbe receaved and ye other shalbe refused.
two women shall be grinding in the mill, one is received, and one is left.
Two shalbe gryndinge at the Myll, the one shalbe receaued, and the other shalbe refused:
two women shall be grinding at the mill, the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Routine History Jesus then left the Temple. As he walked away, his disciples pointed out how very impressive the Temple architecture was. Jesus said, "You're not impressed by all this sheer size, are you? The truth of the matter is that there's not a stone in that building that is not going to end up in a pile of rubble." Later as he was sitting on Mount Olives, his disciples approached and asked him, "Tell us, when are these things going to happen? What will be the sign of your coming, that the time's up?" Jesus said, "Watch out for doomsday deceivers. Many leaders are going to show up with forged identities, claiming, ‘I am Christ, the Messiah.' They will deceive a lot of people. When reports come in of wars and rumored wars, keep your head and don't panic. This is routine history; this is no sign of the end. Nation will fight nation and ruler fight ruler, over and over. Famines and earthquakes will occur in various places. This is nothing compared to what is coming. "They are going to throw you to the wolves and kill you, everyone hating you because you carry my name. And then, going from bad to worse, it will be dog-eat-dog, everyone at each other's throat, everyone hating each other. "In the confusion, lying preachers will come forward and deceive a lot of people. For many others, the overwhelming spread of evil will do them in—nothing left of their love but a mound of ashes. "Staying with it—that's what God requires. Stay with it to the end. You won't be sorry, and you'll be saved. All during this time, the good news—the Message of the kingdom—will be preached all over the world, a witness staked out in every country. And then the end will come. "But be ready to run for it when you see the monster of desecration set up in the Temple sanctuary. The prophet Daniel described this. If you've read Daniel, you'll know what I'm talking about. If you're living in Judea at the time, run for the hills; if you're working in the yard, don't return to the house to get anything; if you're out in the field, don't go back and get your coat. Pregnant and nursing mothers will have it especially hard. Hope and pray this won't happen during the winter or on a Sabbath. "This is going to be trouble on a scale beyond what the world has ever seen, or will see again. If these days of trouble were left to run their course, nobody would make it. But on account of God's chosen people, the trouble will be cut short. "If anyone tries to flag you down, calling out, ‘Here's the Messiah!' or points, ‘There he is!' don't fall for it. Fake Messiahs and lying preachers are going to pop up everywhere. Their impressive credentials and dazzling performances will pull the wool over the eyes of even those who ought to know better. But I've given you fair warning. "So if they say, ‘Run to the country and see him arrive!' or, ‘Quick, get downtown, see him come!' don't give them the time of day. The Arrival of the Son of Man isn't something you go to see. He comes like swift lightning to you! Whenever you see crowds gathering, think of carrion vultures circling, moving in, hovering over a rotting carcass. You can be quite sure that it's not the living Son of Man pulling in those crowds. "Following those hard times, Sun will fade out, moon cloud over, Stars fall out of the sky, cosmic powers tremble. "Then, the Arrival of the Son of Man! It will fill the skies—no one will miss it. Unready people all over the world, outsiders to the splendor and power, will raise a huge lament as they watch the Son of Man blazing out of heaven. At that same moment, he'll dispatch his angels with a trumpet-blast summons, pulling in God's chosen from the four winds, from pole to pole. "Take a lesson from the fig tree. From the moment you notice its buds form, the merest hint of green, you know summer's just around the corner. So it is with you: When you see all these things, you'll know he's at the door. Don't take this lightly. I'm not just saying this for some future generation, but for all of you. This age continues until all these things take place. Sky and earth will wear out; my words won't wear out. "But the exact day and hour? No one knows that, not even heaven's angels, not even the Son. Only the Father knows. "The Arrival of the Son of Man will take place in times like Noah's. Before the great flood everyone was carrying on as usual, having a good time right up to the day Noah boarded the ark. They knew nothing—until the flood hit and swept everything away. "The Son of Man's Arrival will be like that: Two men will be working in the field—one will be taken, one left behind; two women will be grinding at the mill—one will be taken, one left behind. So stay awake, alert. You have no idea what day your Master will show up. But you do know this: You know that if the homeowner had known what time of night the burglar would arrive, he would have been there with his dogs to prevent the break-in. Be vigilant just like that. You have no idea when the Son of Man is going to show up. "Who here qualifies for the job of overseeing the kitchen? A person the Master can depend on to feed the workers on time each day. Someone the Master can drop in on unannounced and always find him doing his job. A God-blessed man or woman, I tell you. It won't be long before the Master will put this person in charge of the whole operation. "But if that person only looks out for himself, and the minute the Master is away does what he pleases—abusing the help and throwing drunken parties for his friends—the Master is going to show up when he least expects it and make hash of him. He'll end up in the dump with the hypocrites, out in the cold shivering, teeth chattering."
Two cowgirls will be feedin' horses and one will be taken and the other left standin' right there.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Two: The ××¥××©× [Strong's G3459] was a hand-mill composed of two stones; "the uppermost of which is turned round by a small handle of wood or iron that is placed in the rim. When this stone is large, or expedition required, a second person is called to assist; and as it is usual for women alone to be concerned in this employment, who seat themselves over against each other with the millstone between then, we may see not only the propriety of the expression, Exodus 11:5," but the force of this. - Dr. Shaw.
grinding: Exodus 11:5, Isaiah 47:2
Reciprocal: Judges 16:21 - grind Job 31:10 - grind Luke 17:34 - in Acts 9:7 - General
Cross-References
and if the woman is not willing to come after you, then you have been acquitted from this my oath: only you do not cause my son to return there."
for your passing over into the covenant of your God YHWH, and into His oath which your God YHWH is making with you today,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Two women shall be grinding at the mill,.... Though the word women is not in the Greek text, yet it is rightly supplied by our translators, as it is in the Persic version; for the word rendered grinding, is in the feminine gender, and was the work of women, as appears both from the Scripture, Exodus 11:5 and from several passages in the Jewish writings, concerning which their canons run thus p;
"These are the works which a woman is to do for her husband, ×××× ×ª, "she must grind", and bake, and wash, and boil, and make his bed, c.''
And elsewhere it is asked q,
"how does she grind? she sits at the mill, and watches the flour, but she does not grind, or go after a beast, that so the mill may not stop but if their custom is to grind at a hand mill, she may grind. The sanhedrim order this to poor people; for if she brings one handmaid, or money, or goods, sufficient to purchase, she is not obliged to grind, c.''
Frequent mention is made, of women grinding together at the same mill: a case is put concerning two women grinding at an hand mill r, and various rules are given about it as, that s
"a woman may lend her neighbour that is suspected of eating the fruits of the seventh year after time, a meal sieve, a fan, a mill, or a furnace, but she may not winnow, nor "grind with her".''
Which it supposes she might do, if she was not suspected: again t,
"the wife of a plebeian, ×××× ×ª, "may grind" with the wife of a learned man, in the time that she is unclean, but not when she is clean.''
Nor was this the custom of the Jews only, for women to grind, but also of other countries, as of the Abyssines u, and of both Greeks and Barbarians w:
the one shall be taken, and the other left; as before, one shall be taken by the Romans, and either put to death, or carried captive; and the other shall escape their hands, through the singular providence of God. The Ethiopic version, and Munster's Hebrew Gospel add, "two shall be in one bed, one shall be taken, and the other left"; but these words are not in the copies of Matthew in common, but are taken out of Luke 17:34 though they are in the Cambridge copy of Beza's, and in one of Stephens's.
p Misn. Cetubot, c. 5. sect. 5. Vid. T. Bab. Bava Kama, fol. 47. 9. & 48. 1. q Maimon. Hilch. Ishot. c. 21. sect. 5, 6. r T. Bab. Nidda, fol. 60. 2. s Misn. Sheviith, c. 5. 9. & Gittin, c. 5. sect. 9. t T. Hieros. Teruinot, fol. 46. 3. T. Bab. Gittin, fol. 61. 2. & Cholin, fol. 6. 2. Misn. Taharot, c. 7. sect. 4. u Ludolph. Hist. Ethiop. l. 4. c. 4. w Plutarch apud Beza. in loc.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Two women ... - Grinding in the East was performed, as it is now, chiefly by hand. The millstones were about 2 feet in diameter and 12 foot in thickness. The lower one was fixed, and the upper one was turned by a handle or crank. This was done by two persons, who sat opposite to each other. One took hold of the mill-handle and turned it half-way round; the other then seized it and completed the revolution. This was done by women - by servants of the lowest order - and was a very laborious employment. See Exodus 11:5; Job 31:10; Isaiah 47:2; Judges 16:21. The meaning of this verse is similar to the former. Of two persons sitting near each other, one shall be taken and the other. left. The calamity would be sudden, and would come upon them before they were aware.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 41. Matthew 24:40; Matthew 24:40.
