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One will be taken and the other left.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />There will be two <i>women</i> grinding at the same <i>place</i>: The one will be taken, and the other will be left."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Two <i>women</i> shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Two <i>women</i> will be grinding together: the one will be taken and the other left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />There will be two women grinding at the same <i>place;</i> one will be taken and the other will be left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220There will be two women grinding at the same place; one will be taken and the other will be left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“There will be two women grinding at the same place; one will be taken, and the other will be left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />There will be two women grinding <i>grain</i> at the same place; one will be taken and the other will be left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Two women will be grinding grain together: One will be taken and the other left. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />There shall be two women grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />There shall be two women grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Two women will be grinding grain together. One will be taken, and the other one will be left." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Two women will be grinding meal together: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Two women will be grinding grain together. The one will be taken, and the other will be left behind." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />There will be two women grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Two will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Two women will be grinding together; the one will be taken, and the other left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />There will be two women turning the mill together: one will be taken away and the other left behind."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There will be two grinding grain together. One will be taken and the other will be left.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />two [women] will be grinding at the same place together: one will be taken, and the other will be left;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/17.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />There will be two <i>women</i> grinding at the same <i>place</i>: The one will be taken, and the other will be left."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> two women shall be grinding at the same place together, the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Two females shall be grinding together; one shall be taken, and the other let go.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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 keft. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Two will be at the grindstone together. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind. Two will be in the field. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And there will be two women grinding meal together; one will be taken, the other left.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />There will be two women grinding meal together; one will be taken and the other left.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And two women will be grinding together; one will be taken away, and the other left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/17.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“Two women shall be grinding meal together; one shall be led away captive and the other shall be left.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/17.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/17.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Two women shall be grinding at the same mill; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/17.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Two shall be in the field; the one shall be seized, and the other dismissed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/17.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />two women shall be grinding together, the one shall be taken, and the other left:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/17.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />There will be two women turning the mill together: one will be taken away and the other left behind."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/17.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>There will be two women grinding together; the one will be taken, and the other will be left."<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/17.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>two <Fr><i>women</i><FR> shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken and the other left:<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/17-35.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=7025" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/17.htm">The Coming of the Kingdom</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">34</span>I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left. <span class="reftext">35</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1417.htm" title="1417: dyo (Adj-NFP) -- Two. A primary numeral; two.">Two women</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: esontai (V-FIM-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">will be</a> <a href="/greek/229.htm" title="229: alēthousai (V-PPA-NFP) -- To grind. From the same as aleuron; to grind.">grinding grain</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auto (PPro-AN3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">together:</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1520.htm" title="1520: mia (Adj-NFS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">one</a> <a href="/greek/3880.htm" title="3880: paralēmphthēsetai (V-FIP-3S) -- From para and lambano; to receive near, i.e. Associate with oneself; by analogy, to assume an office; figuratively, to learn.">will be taken</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2087.htm" title="2087: hetera (Adj-NFS) -- (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different.">other</a> <a href="/greek/863.htm" title="863: aphethēsetai (V-FIP-3S) -- From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.">left.”</a> </span>…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-40.htm">Matthew 24:40-41</a></span><br />Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. / Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16-17</a></span><br />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. / After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-30.htm">Matthew 13:30</a></span><br />Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-14.htm">Revelation 14:14-16</a></span><br />And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand. / Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest, for the crop of the earth is ripe.” / So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-51.htm">1 Corinthians 15:51-52</a></span><br />Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— / in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-33</a></span><br />When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. / All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. / He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-27.htm">Mark 13:27</a></span><br />And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-3.htm">John 14:3</a></span><br />And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-7.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:7-10</a></span><br />and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a></span><br />Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/7-23.htm">Genesis 7:23</a></span><br />And every living thing on the face of the earth was destroyed—man and livestock, crawling creatures and birds of the air; they were blotted out from the earth, and only Noah and those with him in the ark remained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29-30</a></span><br />Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock. / During the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-13.htm">Isaiah 24:13</a></span><br />So will it be on the earth and among the nations, like a harvested olive tree, like a gleaning after a grape harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-1.htm">Daniel 12:1-2</a></span><br />“At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress, the likes of which will not have occurred from the beginning of nations until that time. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered. / And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-2.htm">Zechariah 14:2</a></span><br />For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.</p><p class="hdg">grinding.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/11-5.htm">Exodus 11:5</a></b></br> And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that <i>is</i> behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/16-21.htm">Judges 16:21</a></b></br> But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/9-39.htm">Crushing</a> <a href="/luke/17-6.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/matthew/24-51.htm">Grinding</a> <a href="/matthew/24-41.htm">Mill</a> <a href="/luke/17-34.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/luke/15-13.htm">Together</a> <a href="/luke/17-22.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/luke/15-30.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/16-20.htm">Crushing</a> <a href="/luke/19-21.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-21.htm">Grinding</a> <a href="/revelation/18-22.htm">Mill</a> <a href="/luke/17-36.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/luke/17-37.htm">Together</a> <a href="/luke/19-9.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/luke/20-34.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-1.htm">Jesus teaches to avoid occasions of offense;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-3.htm">and to forgive one another.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-5.htm">The power of faith.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-6.htm">How we are bound to God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-11.htm">Jesus heals ten lepers.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/17-22.htm">Of the kingdom of God, and the coming of the Son of Man.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Two women will be grinding grain together:</b><br>In ancient times, grinding grain was a common daily task, often performed by women. This activity took place using a hand mill, which consisted of two stones. The cultural context highlights the normalcy and routine of life, emphasizing that the events described will occur during everyday activities. This setting underscores the suddenness and unexpected nature of the event. The mention of two women working together also reflects the communal aspect of life in biblical times, where tasks were often shared.<p><b>one will be taken:</b><br>The phrase "one will be taken" has been interpreted in various ways. Some see it as a reference to the rapture, where believers are taken to be with Christ. This interpretation aligns with passages such as <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16-17</a>, which describe believers being caught up to meet the Lord. Others view it as a form of divine judgment, where the one taken is removed for punishment, similar to the separation of the righteous and the wicked in <a href="/matthew/13-49.htm">Matthew 13:49-50</a>. The suddenness of the event is reminiscent of the days of Noah and Lot, as mentioned earlier in <a href="/luke/17.htm">Luke 17</a>, where people were taken by surprise by God's judgment.<p><b>and the other left:</b><br>The phrase "the other left" suggests a separation between individuals based on their spiritual state. This separation is a recurring theme in Scripture, where the righteous and the wicked are distinguished by their response to God's call. The one left behind may symbolize those who are not prepared or who do not have a relationship with Christ. This echoes the parable of the ten virgins in <a href="/matthew/25.htm">Matthew 25:1-13</a>, where preparedness and vigilance are emphasized. The imagery of separation serves as a warning to be spiritually alert and ready for the coming of the Lord.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/two_women.htm">Two Women</a></b><br>The verse describes two women engaged in the common task of grinding grain, a daily activity in ancient times. This setting emphasizes the normalcy and routine of life when the event occurs.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/grinding_grain.htm">Grinding Grain</a></b><br>This was a typical domestic chore in biblical times, often done by women. It symbolizes daily life and the ordinary activities in which people are engaged when the sudden event of separation occurs.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/taken_and_left.htm">Taken and Left</a></b><br>This event signifies a sudden and selective action, often interpreted as a reference to the end times or the return of Christ, where individuals are separated based on their spiritual readiness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/readiness_for_christ's_return.htm">Readiness for Christ's Return</a></b><br>Believers are called to live in a state of readiness, as the timing of Christ's return is unknown. This readiness involves spiritual vigilance and a life aligned with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_daily_faithfulness.htm">The Importance of Daily Faithfulness</a></b><br>The setting of ordinary life activities highlights that faithfulness in daily tasks is crucial. Our spiritual state in everyday life matters significantly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_selection.htm">The Reality of Divine Selection</a></b><br>The verse underscores the reality that God knows the hearts of individuals, and His selection is based on spiritual readiness, not external appearances or activities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/urgency_of_the_gospel_message.htm">Urgency of the Gospel Message</a></b><br>The suddenness of the event calls for an urgency in sharing the Gospel, as the opportunity for repentance and faith is limited.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_individual_responsibility.htm">Community and Individual Responsibility</a></b><br>While community is important, each person is individually accountable to God. The separation of the two women illustrates personal responsibility in one's spiritual journey.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_tribe_of_asher_important.htm">What is the significance of the Tribe of Asher?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_original_bible_texts_have_punctuation.htm">What are the Bible's teachings on generosity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_'one_taken'_fit_with_other_end_times.htm">How does the 'one taken, one left' description (Luke 17:34-35) reconcile with other New Testament passages depicting the end times differently?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_purpose_of_a_grain_offering.htm">What is the purpose of a grain offering?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/17-35.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Two [women]</span><br /><span class="grk">δύο</span> <span class="translit">(dyo)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1417.htm">Strong's 1417: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two. A primary numeral; 'two'.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔσονται</span> <span class="translit">(esontai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grinding grain</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀλήθουσαι</span> <span class="translit">(alēthousai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_229.htm">Strong's 229: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grind. From the same as aleuron; to grind.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">together:</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτό</span> <span class="translit">(auto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">One</span><br /><span class="grk">μία</span> <span class="translit">(mia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm">Strong's 1520: </a> </span><span class="str2">One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be taken</span><br /><span class="grk">παραλημφθήσεται</span> <span class="translit">(paralēmphthēsetai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3880.htm">Strong's 3880: </a> </span><span class="str2">From para and lambano; to receive near, i.e. Associate with oneself; by analogy, to assume an office; figuratively, to learn.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡ</span> <span class="translit">(hē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">other</span><br /><span class="grk">ἑτέρα</span> <span class="translit">(hetera)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2087.htm">Strong's 2087: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">left.”</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀφεθήσεται</span> <span class="translit">(aphethēsetai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_863.htm">Strong's 863: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/17-35.htm">Luke 17:35 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/17-35.htm">Luke 17:35 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/17-35.htm">Luke 17:35 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/17-35.htm">Luke 17:35 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/17-35.htm">Luke 17:35 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/17-35.htm">Luke 17:35 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/17-35.htm">Luke 17:35 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/17-35.htm">Luke 17:35 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/17-35.htm">Luke 17:35 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/17-35.htm">Luke 17:35 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/17-35.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 17:35 There will be two grinding grain together (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/17-34.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 17:34"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 17:34" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/17-36.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 17:36"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 17:36" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>