Readiness at Any Hour

Matthew 24:40

In 9 translations

BSB: Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.
KJV: Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
WEB: Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and one will be left.
ASV: Then shall two men be in the field; one is taken, and one is left:
LSV: Then two [men] will be in the field: one is received, and one is left;
YLT: Then two men shall be in the field, the one is received, and the one is left;
DBY: Then two shall be in the field, one is taken and one is left;
DRC: Then two shall be in the field: one shall be taken, and one shall be left.
GNV: Then two shall be in the fieldes, the one shalbe receiued, and the other shalbe refused.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)

Word order: Westcott–Hort place δύο elsewhere in this verse.
In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὁ (“the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording (2 places).

SBLGNT apparatus (3)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

SBLGNT: δύο ἔσονται. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read δύο ἔσονται; Westcott and Hort (1881) read ἔσονται δύο.
SBLGNT: ⸀εἷς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ⸀εἷς; Robinson–Pierpont read ὁ εἷς.
SBLGNT: ⸁εἷς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ⸁εἷς; Robinson–Pierpont read ὁ εἷς.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: τότε δύο ἔσονται ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ, εἷς παραλαμβάνεται καὶ εἷς ἀφίεται·
RP2018: Τότε δύο ἔσονται ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ· ὁ εἷς παραλαμβάνεται, καὶ ὁ εἷς ἀφίεται.
TR-Boyd: Τότε δύο ἔσονται ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ· ὁ εἷς παραλαμβάνεται, καὶ ὁ εἷς ἀφίεται.
SCR1894: τοτε δυο εσονται εν τω αγρω ο εις παραλαμβανεται και ο εις αφιεται

Who and where

◆ Holy Week◆ Olivet Discourse

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Matthew, Gospel according to Olves, Mount of Millennium, Premillennial View Desire of All Nations Predestination Second Coming of Christ, The Providence Parousia Prophets Israel, Prophecies concerning

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

Luke 17:34–37I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: One will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding grain together: One will be taken and the other left.” “Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus…
2 Peter 2:7–9and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and…
2 Peter 2:5if 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 33:12–24And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers. And when he prayed to Him, the LORD received his plea and heard his petition; so He…
Luke 23:39–43One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!” But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same…
1 Corinthians 4:7For 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?

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).