Matthew 24 · Verse 41

Matthew 24:41

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

Matthew 24:41, King James Version

Matthew 24:41 in other translations

BSB	Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
WEB	Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and one will be left.
ASV	two women shall be grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is left.
YLT	two women shall be grinding in the mill, one is received, and one is left.
DARBY	two women grinding at the mill, one is taken and one is left.
BBE	Two women will be crushing grain; one is taken, and one let go.
Webster	Two women will be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

What does Matthew 24:41 mean?

Barnes' Notes

Verse 41. Two women, etc. Grinding in the East was performed, as it is now, chiefly by hand. The mill-stones were about two feet in diameter, and half a 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 order; and was a very laborious employment. See Ex 11:5 Job 31:10, Isa 47:2, Jud 16:21. The meaning of this verse is similar to the former, of two persons sitting near to each other, one shall be taken, and the other left. The calamity would be sudden, and would come upon them before they were aware.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 24:29-41

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…

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Matthew 24:41 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.

δύοduoTwo [women]G1417

ἀλήθουσαιalēthousaigrindingG229

ἐνenatG1722

τῷtōtheG3588

μύλῳ·mulōmill;G3458

μίαmiaoneG1520

παραλαμβάνεταιparalambanetaiis takenG3880

καὶkaiandG2532

μίαmiaoneG1520

ἀφίεται.aphietaiis left.G863

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

Cross references for Matthew 24:41

Exodus 11:5
And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
Luke 17:35
Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Isaiah 47:2
Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Two.The [mulon ] was a hand-mill composed of two stones; "the uppermost of which is turned round by a small handle of wood or iron that is placed in the rim. When this stone is large, or expedition required, a second person is called to assist; and as it is usual for women alone to be concerned in this employment, who seat themselves over against each other with the millstone between then, we may see not only the propriety of the expression, Ex 11:5," but the force of this.--Dr. Shaw.
grinding.
Ex 11:5; Isa 47:2

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

Context

Matthew 24:40
Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Matthew 24:41
Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Matthew 24:42
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

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Matthew 24:41 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Dos mujeres moliendo á un molinillo; la una será tomada, y la otra será dejada.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	deux femmes moudront à la meule, l’une sera prise et l’autre laissée.
German Elberfelder 1871	zwei werden an dem Mühlstein mahlen, eine wird genommen und eine gelassen.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Duæ molentes in mola: una assumetur, et una relinquetur.