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Matthew 24:40-41
New International Version
Matthew 24:40-41
New International Version
40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.(A) 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.(B)
Matthew 24:40-41
New King James Version
Matthew 24:40-41
New King James Version
40 (A)Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
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Matthew 24:40-41
New American Standard Bible
Matthew 24:40-41
New American Standard Bible
40 At that time there will be two men in the field; one [a]will be taken and one [b]will be left. 41 (A)Two women will be grinding at the [c](B)mill; one [d]will be taken and one [e]will be left.
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Matthew 24:40-41
Amplified Bible
Matthew 24:40-41
Amplified Bible
40 At that time two men will be in the field; one will be [a]taken [for judgment] and one will be left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken [for judgment] and one will be left.
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- Matthew 24:40 This is not the removal of the church described in 1 Thess 4:13-18 and Rev 3:10. The one taken is taken for judgment just as the wicked were taken by the flood in Noah’s day. The one left is left to enter the kingdom that Christ will establish.
Matthew 24:40-44
The Message
Matthew 24:40-44
The Message
37-39 “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.
39-44 “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.
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Matthew 24:40-44
New International Version
Matthew 24:40-44
New International Version
40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.(A) 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.(B)
42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.(C) 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming,(D) he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready,(E) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
Matthew 24:40-44
New King James Version
Matthew 24:40-44
New King James Version
40 (A)Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. 42 (B)Watch therefore, for you do not know what [a]hour your Lord is coming. 43 (C)But know this, that if the master of the house had known what [b]hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 44 (D)Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
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- Matthew 24:42 NU day
- Matthew 24:43 Lit. watch of the night
Matthew 24:40-44
New American Standard Bible
Matthew 24:40-44
New American Standard Bible
40 At that time there will be two men in the field; one [a]will be taken and one [b]will be left. 41 (A)Two women will be grinding at the [c](B)mill; one [d]will be taken and one [e]will be left.
Be Ready for His Coming
42 “Therefore (C)be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. 43 But [f]be sure of this, that (D)if the head of the house had known (E)at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. 44 For this reason (F)you must be ready as well; for (G)the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.
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- Matthew 24:41 I.e., handmill
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- Matthew 24:43 Lit know that
Matthew 24:40-44
Amplified Bible
Matthew 24:40-44
Amplified Bible
40 At that time two men will be in the field; one will be [a]taken [for judgment] and one will be left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken [for judgment] and one will be left.
Be Ready for His Coming
42 “So be alert [give strict attention, be cautious and active in faith], for you do not know which day [whether near or far] your Lord is coming. 43 But understand this: If the head of the house had known what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.(A) 44 Therefore, you [who follow Me] must also be ready; because the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not expect Him.
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- Matthew 24:40 This is not the removal of the church described in 1 Thess 4:13-18 and Rev 3:10. The one taken is taken for judgment just as the wicked were taken by the flood in Noah’s day. The one left is left to enter the kingdom that Christ will establish.
Matthew 24:40-44
The Message
Matthew 24:40-44
The Message
37-39 “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.
39-44 “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.
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