Luke 17 · Verse 36

Luke 17:36

Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Luke 17:36, King James Version

Luke 17:36 in other translations

YLTtwo men shall be in the field, the one shall be taken, and the other left.'
DARBYTwo men shall be in the field; the one shall be seized and the other let go.
WebsterTwo men will be in the field; the one will be taken, and the other left.

What does Luke 17:36 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 36.

(3) Verse 36 is wanting in most Greek copies.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 17:20-37

The kingdom of God was among the Jews, or rather within some of them. It was a spiritual kingdom, set up in the heart by the power of Divine grace. Observe how it had been with sinners formerly, and in what state the judgments of God, which they had been warned of, found them. Here is shown what a dreadful surprise this destruction will be to the secure and sensual. Thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is…

Read the full comment on Luke 17:20-37 →

Luke 17:36 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

δύοduotwoG1417
ἐνeninG1722
ἀγρῷ·agrōfield;G68
εἷςheisoneG1520
παραλημφθήσεταιparalēmphthēsetaiwill be takenG3880
καὶkaiandG2532
ὁho<the>G3588
ἕτεροςheterosanotherG2087
ἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetaiit will be leftG863

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
"This verse is wanting in most of the Greek copies."
36

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 17:35

    Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

  • Luke 17:36

    Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

  • Luke 17:37

    And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.

Read all of Luke 17

Luke 17:36 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Dos estarán en el campo; el uno será tomado, y el otro dejado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
deux seront aux champs, l’un sera pris et l’autre laissé.
German
Elberfelder 1871
[]
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Respondentes dicunt illi: Ubi Domine?