Luke 17:35

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.”

King James Version (1611)
Two women shall bee grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

King James Version
Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

English Standard Version
There will be two women grinding together. One will be taken and the other left." And they said to him, "Where, Lord?" He said to them, "Where the corpse is, there the vultures will gather."

New American Standard Bible
"There will be two women grinding at the same place; one will be taken and the other will be left.

New Century Version
There will be two women grinding grain together; one will be taken, and the other will be left. [

Amplified Bible
"There will be two women grinding [at the mill] together; the one (the non-believer) will be taken [away in judgment] and the other (the believer) will be left.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"There will be two women grinding at the same place; one will be taken and the other will be left.

Legacy Standard Bible
There will be two women grinding grain at the same place; one will be taken and the other will be left.

Berean Standard Bible
Two women will be grinding grain together: One will be taken and the other left."

Contemporary English Version
Two women will be together grinding wheat, but only one will be taken. The other will be left.

Complete Jewish Bible
There will be two women grinding grain together — one will be taken and the other left behind."

Darby Translation
Two [women] shall be grinding together; the one shall be seized and the other shall be let go.

Easy-to-Read Version
There may be two women working together. One will be taken and the other will be left."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Two women shalbe grinding together: the one shalbe taken, and the other shalbe left.

George Lamsa Translation
And two women will be grinding together; one will be taken away, and the other left.

Good News Translation
Two women will be grinding meal together: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind."

Lexham English Bible
There will be two women grinding at the same place; one will be taken and the other will be left." And they answered and said to him, "Where, Lord?" So he said to them, "Where the dead body is, there also the vultures will be gathered."

Literal Translation
Two will be grinding together; one will be taken and the other will be left.

American Standard Version
There shall be two women grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. And they answering say unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Where the body is, thither will the eagles also be gathered together.

Bible in Basic English
Two women will be crushing grain together; one will be taken away and the other let go.

Hebrew Names Version
There will be two women grinding together. The one will be taken, and the other will be left."

International Standard Version
Two woman will be grinding grain together. One will be taken, and the other will be left behind."left behind">[fn]

Etheridge Translation
Two shall be grinding together, one shall be taken and the other left.

Murdock Translation
And two females will be grinding together; one will be taken, and the other left.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Two [women] shalbe gryndyng together: the one shalbe receaued, and the other forsaken.

English Revised Version
There shall be two women grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.

World English Bible
There will be two women grinding together. The one will be taken, and the other will be left."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Two women shall be grinding together; one shall be taken and the other left.

Weymouth's New Testament
There will be two women turning the mill together: one will be taken away and the other left behind."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
twei wymmen schulen be gryndynge togidir, `the toon schal be takun, and `the tother forsakun; twei in a feeld, `the toon schal be takun, and `the tother left.

Update Bible Version
There shall be two women grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.

Webster's Bible Translation
Two [women] will be grinding together; the one will be taken, and the other left.

New English Translation
There will be two women grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left." Then the disciples said to him, "Where, Lord?" He replied to them, "Where the dead body is, there the vultures will gather."

New King James Version
Two women will be grinding together: the one will be taken and the other left.

New Living Translation
Two women will be grinding flour together at the mill; one will be taken, the other left."

New Life Bible
Two women will be grinding grain together. One of them will be taken. The other will be left.

New Revised Standard
There will be two women grinding meal together; one will be taken and the other left." Then they asked him, "Where, Lord?" He said to them, "Where the corpse is, there the vultures will gather."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
There shall be two women grinding together, - the one, shall be taken near, and, the other, left behind.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Two women shall be grinding together. The one shall be taken and the other shall be left. Two men shall be in the field. The one shall be taken and the other shall be left.

Revised Standard Version
There will be two women grinding together; one will be taken and the other left."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Two shalbe also a grindynge to gedder: the one shalbe receaved and the other forsaken.

Young's Literal Translation
two women shall be grinding at the same place together, the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Two shalbe gryndinge together, the one shalbe receaued, the other shalbe forsaken.

Mace New Testament (1729)
two women shall be grinding together, the one shall be taken, and the other left:

Simplified Cowboy Version
Two ladies will be fixing grub. One will be taken, and the other left behind."

Contextual Overview

²⁰Jesus, grilled by the Pharisees on when the kingdom of God would come, answered, "The kingdom of God doesn't come by counting the days on the calendar. Nor when someone says, ‘Look here!' or, ‘There it is!' And why? Because God's kingdom is already among you." ²²He went on to say to his disciples, "The days are coming when you are going to be desperately homesick for just a glimpse of one of the days of the Son of Man, and you won't see a thing. And they'll say to you, ‘Look over there!' or, ‘Look here!' Don't fall for any of that nonsense. The arrival of the Son of Man is not something you go out to see. He simply comes. "You know how the whole sky lights up from a single flash of lightning? That's how it will be on the Day of the Son of Man. But first it's necessary that he suffer many things and be turned down by the people of today. "The time of the Son of Man will be just like the time of Noah—everyone carrying on as usual, having a good time right up to the day Noah boarded the ship. They suspected nothing until the flood hit and swept everything away. "It was the same in the time of Lot—the people carrying on, having a good time, business as usual right up to the day Lot walked out of Sodom and a firestorm swept down and burned everything to a crisp. That's how it will be—sudden, total—when the Son of Man is revealed. "When the Day arrives and you're out working in the yard, don't run into the house to get anything. And if you're out in the field, don't go back and get your coat. Remember what happened to Lot's wife! If you grasp and cling to life on your terms, you'll lose it, but if you let that life go, you'll get life on God's terms. "On that Day, two men will be in the same boat fishing—one taken, the other left. Two women will be working in the same kitchen—one taken, the other left." Trying to take all this in, the disciples said, "Master, where?" He told them, "Watch for the circling of the vultures. They'll spot the corpse first. The action will begin around my dead body." ²⁵A Kernel of Faith He said to his disciples, "Hard trials and temptations are bound to come, but too bad for whoever brings them on! Better to wear a millstone necklace and take a swim in the deep blue sea than give even one of these dear little ones a hard time! "Be alert. If you see your friend going wrong, correct him. If he responds, forgive him. Even if it's personal against you and repeated seven times through the day, and seven times he says, ‘I'm sorry, I won't do it again,' forgive him." The apostles came up and said to the Master, "Give us more faith." But the Master said, "You don't need more faith. There is no ‘more' or ‘less' in faith. If you have a bare kernel of faith, say the size of a poppy seed, you could say to this sycamore tree, ‘Go jump in the lake,' and it would do it. "Suppose one of you has a servant who comes in from plowing the field or tending the sheep. Would you take his coat, set the table, and say, ‘Sit down and eat'? Wouldn't you be more likely to say, ‘Prepare dinner; change your clothes and wait table for me until I've finished my coffee; then go to the kitchen and have your supper'? Does the servant get special thanks for doing what's expected of him? It's the same with you. When you've done everything expected of you, be matter-of-fact and say, ‘The work is done. What we were told to do, we did.'" It happened that as he made his way toward Jerusalem, he crossed over the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten men, all lepers, met him. They kept their distance but raised their voices, calling out, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" Taking a good look at them, he said, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." They went, and while still on their way, became clean. One of them, when he realized that he was healed, turned around and came back, shouting his gratitude, glorifying God. He kneeled at Jesus' feet, so grateful. He couldn't thank him enough—and he was a Samaritan. Jesus said, "Were not ten healed? Where are the nine? Can none be found to come back and give glory to God except this outsider?" Then he said to him, "Get up. On your way. Your faith has healed and saved you." Jesus, grilled by the Pharisees on when the kingdom of God would come, answered, "The kingdom of God doesn't come by counting the days on the calendar. Nor when someone says, ‘Look here!' or, ‘There it is!' And why? Because God's kingdom is already among you." He went on to say to his disciples, "The days are coming when you are going to be desperately homesick for just a glimpse of one of the days of the Son of Man, and you won't see a thing. And they'll say to you, ‘Look over there!' or, ‘Look here!' Don't fall for any of that nonsense. The arrival of the Son of Man is not something you go out to see. He simply comes. "You know how the whole sky lights up from a single flash of lightning? That's how it will be on the Day of the Son of Man. But first it's necessary that he suffer many things and be turned down by the people of today. ²⁶"The time of the Son of Man will be just like the time of Noah—everyone carrying on as usual, having a good time right up to the day Noah boarded the ship. They suspected nothing until the flood hit and swept everything away. ²⁸"It was the same in the time of Lot—the people carrying on, having a good time, business as usual right up to the day Lot walked out of Sodom and a firestorm swept down and burned everything to a crisp. That's how it will be—sudden, total—when the Son of Man is revealed. ³¹"When the Day arrives and you're out working in the yard, don't run into the house to get anything. And if you're out in the field, don't go back and get your coat. Remember what happened to Lot's wife! If you grasp and cling to life on your terms, you'll lose it, but if you let that life go, you'll get life on God's terms. ³⁴"On that Day, two men will be in the same boat fishing—one taken, the other left. Two women will be working in the same kitchen—one taken, the other left." Trying to take all this in, the disciples said, "Master, where?" He told them, "Watch for the circling of the vultures. They'll spot the corpse first. The action will begin around my dead body." ³⁶A Kernel of Faith He said to his disciples, "Hard trials and temptations are bound to come, but too bad for whoever brings them on! Better to wear a millstone necklace and take a swim in the deep blue sea than give even one of these dear little ones a hard time! "Be alert. If you see your friend going wrong, correct him. If he responds, forgive him. Even if it's personal against you and repeated seven times through the day, and seven times he says, ‘I'm sorry, I won't do it again,' forgive him." The apostles came up and said to the Master, "Give us more faith." But the Master said, "You don't need more faith. There is no ‘more' or ‘less' in faith. If you have a bare kernel of faith, say the size of a poppy seed, you could say to this sycamore tree, ‘Go jump in the lake,' and it would do it. "Suppose one of you has a servant who comes in from plowing the field or tending the sheep. Would you take his coat, set the table, and say, ‘Sit down and eat'? Wouldn't you be more likely to say, ‘Prepare dinner; change your clothes and wait table for me until I've finished my coffee; then go to the kitchen and have your supper'? Does the servant get special thanks for doing what's expected of him? It's the same with you. When you've done everything expected of you, be matter-of-fact and say, ‘The work is done. What we were told to do, we did.'" It happened that as he made his way toward Jerusalem, he crossed over the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten men, all lepers, met him. They kept their distance but raised their voices, calling out, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" Taking a good look at them, he said, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." They went, and while still on their way, became clean. One of them, when he realized that he was healed, turned around and came back, shouting his gratitude, glorifying God. He kneeled at Jesus' feet, so grateful. He couldn't thank him enough—and he was a Samaritan. Jesus said, "Were not ten healed? Where are the nine? Can none be found to come back and give glory to God except this outsider?" Then he said to him, "Get up. On your way. Your faith has healed and saved you." Jesus, grilled by the Pharisees on when the kingdom of God would come, answered, "The kingdom of God doesn't come by counting the days on the calendar. Nor when someone says, ‘Look here!' or, ‘There it is!' And why? Because God's kingdom is already among you." He went on to say to his disciples, "The days are coming when you are going to be desperately homesick for just a glimpse of one of the days of the Son of Man, and you won't see a thing. And they'll say to you, ‘Look over there!' or, ‘Look here!' Don't fall for any of that nonsense. The arrival of the Son of Man is not something you go out to see. He simply comes. "You know how the whole sky lights up from a single flash of lightning? That's how it will be on the Day of the Son of Man. But first it's necessary that he suffer many things and be turned down by the people of today. "The time of the Son of Man will be just like the time of Noah—everyone carrying on as usual, having a good time right up to the day Noah boarded the ship. They suspected nothing until the flood hit and swept everything away. "It was the same in the time of Lot—the people carrying on, having a good time, business as usual right up to the day Lot walked out of Sodom and a firestorm swept down and burned everything to a crisp. That's how it will be—sudden, total—when the Son of Man is revealed. "When the Day arrives and you're out working in the yard, don't run into the house to get anything. And if you're out in the field, don't go back and get your coat. Remember what happened to Lot's wife! If you grasp and cling to life on your terms, you'll lose it, but if you let that life go, you'll get life on God's terms. "On that Day, two men will be in the same boat fishing—one taken, the other left. Two women will be working in the same kitchen—one taken, the other left." ³⁷ Trying to take all this in, the disciples said, "Master, where?" He told them, "Watch for the circling of the vultures. They'll spot the corpse first. The action will begin around my dead body."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

grinding: Exodus 11:5, Judges 16:21

Reciprocal: Isaiah 47:2 - the millstones

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Two [women] shall be grinding together,.... In

Matthew 24:41 it is added, "in the mill"; in the house where the mill was, and at one and the same mill; and so the Ethiopic version here, "two shall grind in one mill": and it was common for two women to grind at one hand mill; and though the word "women" is not in the text, it is rightly put into the translation; since the word used is of the feminine gender, and since grinding was the business of women; and so the Persic version here supplies it, as we do;

Matthew 24:41- :.

The one shall be taken and the other left; the Roman soldiers entering the mill, will lay hold on the one, and carry her away with them, and leave the other; and for which no other reason can be given, but the sovereign will and providence of God, which should overrule and dispose the minds of these men, to act in such a manner.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 24:40-41.