Luke 17:34
32 Remember Lot’s wife!
33 Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: One will be taken and the other left.
35 Two women will be grinding grain together: One will be taken and the other left.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: One will be taken and the other left.
- KJV
- I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
- WEB
- I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. One will be taken and the other will be left.
- ASV
- I say unto you, In that night there shall be two men on one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
- DARBY
- I say to you, In that night there shall be two [men] upon one bed; one shall be seized and the other shall be let go.
- BLB
- I say to you⁺, in that night there will be two upon one bed: The one will be taken, and the other will be left.
- ÅB
- Jeg sier dere: I den natt skal det være to i én seng; den ene skal tas med, og den andre skal lates tilbake.
- OTB
- Jeg sier dere, den natten vil to mennesker være i en seng; en vil bli tatt og den andre etterlatt.
- B1930
- Jeg sier eder: I den natt skal det være to i én seng; den ene skal tas med, og den andre skal lates tilbake.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 24:40–41
Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.
Read in context2 Peter 2:9
if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
Read in contextMalachi 3:16–18
At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 4:16–17
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.
Read in contextPsalms 28:3
Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.
Read in contextMark 13:23
So be on your guard; I have told you everything in advance.
Read in contextLuke 13:24
“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
Read in contextPsalms 26:9
Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed,
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