Matthew 24:41

Matthew 24:41 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
• New International Version (NIV)Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.

Context of Matthew 24:41

39The people did not know what would happen. Then rain fell for a long time and all these people died in the deep water. When the Son of Man returns, it will happen quickly in the same way. 40At that time, it will be like this: Two men will be working in a field. God will take one man away, but he will leave the other man behind. Two women will be preparing food together in the same place. God will take one of them away, but he will leave the other woman behind. 42So you must watch carefully! You do not know the day when your Master will come back. 43You can be sure about this. The master of a house does not know at what time of night a man would come to rob him. If he knew the time, he would watch his house more carefully. He would not let the robber come into his house and take away his things.

Matthew 24:41 word by word

δύο ἀλήθουσαι ἐν τῷ μύλῳ· μία παραλαμβάνεται καὶ μία ἀφίεται.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• grindingἀλήθωalēthō · to grindG229
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the millὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the millμυλώνmulōn · millhouseG3459
• the oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• shall be takenπαραλαμβάνωparalambanō · to takeG3880
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• leftἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: leaveG863

Cross-references for Matthew 24:41

• Exodus 11:5I will cause all the firstborn sons in Egypt to die. The firstborn son of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, will die. The firstborn son of the female slave who makes flour, will die. Even the firstborn of the farm animals will die.
• Isaiah 47:2Use heavy stones to make grain into flour. Take the veil off your face. Lift up your skirt. Walk through streams of water with bare legs.

Commentaries on Matthew 24:41

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41Two women … - Grinding in the East was performed, as it is now, chiefly by hand. The millstones were about 2 feet in diameter and 12 foot in thickness. The lower one was fixed, and the upper one was turned by a handle or crank. This was done by two persons, who sat opposite to each other. One took hold of the mill-handle and turned it half-way round; the other then seized it and completed the revolution. This was done by women - by servants of the lowest…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-41Verses 29-41 Christ foretells his second coming. It is usual for prophets to speak of things as near and just at hand, to express the greatness and certainty of them. Concerning Christ's second coming, it is foretold that there shall be a great change, in order to the making all things new. Then they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds. At his first coming, he was set for a sign that should be spoken against, but at his second coming, a sign…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 40-41The word taken most likely means taken in judgment, either in AD 70 or at the end of history. Left would then mean remaining to enter a new time. This new time could be the age of the church (see 21:43; 22:1–14) or the thousand–year reign of Christ on earth (the Millennium).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 24:41

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus Continued
• Mill
• Predestination
• Women

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Commentaries on Matthew 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings