Matthew 24:41

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.”

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BSBPD

“Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“two women shall be grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is left.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“two women shall be grinding in the mill, one is received, and one is left.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 24:41 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 11:5and every firstborn son in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the servant girl behind the hand mill, as well as the firstborn of all the cattle.
  2. Isaiah 47:2Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams.
  3. Luke 17:35Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.”

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