'Two' in the Bible

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the male children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, in keeping with the time he had learned from the wise men.

As He was walking along the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, since they were fishermen.

Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and He called them.

And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two.

“No one can be a slave of two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot be slaves of God and of money.

When He had come to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met Him as they came out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, shouting, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s consent.

“But we only have five loaves and two fish here,” they said to Him.

Then He commanded the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed them. He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

If your hand or your foot causes your downfall, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or lame, than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.

And if your eye causes your downfall, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye, rather than to have two eyes and be thrown into hellfire!

But if he won’t listen, take one or two more with you, so that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every fact may be established.

Again, I assure you: If two of you on earth agree about any matter that you pray for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.

For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there among them.”

and He also said:“For this reason a man will leavehis father and motherand be joined to his wife,and the two will become one flesh?

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, man must not separate.”

“What do you want?” He asked her.“Promise,” she said to Him, “that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right and the other on Your left, in Your kingdom.”

When the 10 disciples heard this, they became indignant with the two brothers.

There were two blind men sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

When they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives, Jesus then sent two disciples,

“But what do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘My son, go, work in the vineyard today.’

“Which of the two did his father’s will?”“The first,” they said.Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you!

All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.”

Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and one left.

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

To one he gave five talents; to another, two; and to another, one—to each according to his own ability. Then he went on a journey. Immediately

In the same way the man with two earned two more.

“Then the man with two talents also approached. He said, ‘Master, you gave me two talents. Look, I’ve earned two more talents.’

“You know that the Passover takes place after two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”

Taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.

But they could not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. Finally, two who came forward

The governor asked them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?”“Barabbas!” they answered.

Then two criminals were crucified with Him, one on the right and one on the left.

Suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuary was split in two from top to bottom; the earth quaked and the rocks were split.

And He asked them, “How many loaves do you have? Go look.”When they found out they said, “Five, and two fish.”

Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves. He kept giving them to His disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.

And if your hand causes your downfall, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and go to hell—the unquenchable fire,

And if your foot causes your downfall, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell— [the unquenchable fire,

And if your eye causes your downfall, gouge it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,

and the two will become one flesh.So they are no longer two, but one flesh.

When they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany near the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples

And a poor widow came and dropped in two tiny coins worth very little.

After two days it was the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a treacherous way to arrest and kill Him.

So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a water jug will meet you. Follow him.

They crucified two criminals with Him, one on His right and one on His left.

Then the curtain of the sanctuary was split in two from top to bottom.

Then after this, He appeared in a different form to two of them walking on their way into the country.

and to offer a sacrifice (according to what is stated in the law of the Lord: a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons).

He replied to them, “The one who has two shirts must share with someone who has none, and the one who has food must do the same.”

He saw two boats at the edge of the lake; the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.

Then John’s disciples told him about all these things. So John summoned two of his disciples

“A creditor had two debtors. One owed 500 denarii, and the other 50.

“You give them something to eat,” He told them.“We have no more than five loaves and two fish,” they said, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them. He kept giving them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

Suddenly, two men were talking with Him—Moses and Elijah.

Peter and those with him were in a deep sleep, and when they became fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men who were standing with Him.

As the two men were departing from Him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it’s good for us to be here! Let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said.

The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him. When I come back I’ll reimburse you for whatever extra you spend.’

Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight.

From now on, five in one household will be divided: three against two, and two against three.

He also said: “A man had two sons.

No household slave can be the slave of two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t be slaves to both God and money.”

I tell you, on that night two will be in one bed: One will be taken and the other will be left.

Two women will be grinding grain together: One will be taken and the other left.

[Two will be in a field: One will be taken, and the other will be left.]”

“Two men went up to the temple complex to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

As He approached Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, He sent two of the disciples

He also saw a poor widow dropping in two tiny coins.

“Lord,” they said, “look, here are two swords.”“Enough of that!” He told them.

Two others—criminals—were also led away to be executed with Him.

While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood by them in dazzling clothes.

Now that same day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.

Again the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples.

The two disciples heard him say this and followed Jesus.

Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John and followed Him.

Therefore, when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed there two days.

After two days He left there for Galilee.

Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread wouldn’t be enough for each of them to have a little.”

“There’s a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish—but what are they for so many?”

Even in your law it is written that the witness of two men is valid.

So when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was.

Bethany was near Jerusalem (about two miles away).

There they crucified Him and two others with Him, one on either side, with Jesus in the middle.

The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and got to the tomb first.

She saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet, where Jesus’ body had been lying.

Simon Peter, Thomas (called “Twin”), Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, Zebedee’s sons, and two others of His disciples were together.

While He was going, they were gazing into heaven, and suddenly two men in white clothes stood by them.

So they proposed two: Joseph, called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias.

Then they prayed, “You, Lord, know the hearts of all; show which of these two You have chosen

“At this disclosure, Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, where he fathered two sons.

Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to him who begged him, “Don’t delay in coming with us.”

When the angel who spoke to him had gone, he called two of his household slaves and a devout soldier, who was one of those who attended him.

On the night before Herod was to bring him out for execution, Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while the sentries in front of the door guarded the prison.

And this went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the message about the Lord.

So after sending two of those who assisted him, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

But when they recognized that he was a Jew, a united cry went up from all of them for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

Then the commander came up, took him into custody, and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He asked who he was and what he had done.

He summoned two of his centurions and said, “Get 200 soldiers ready with 70 cavalry and 200 spearmen to go to Caesarea at nine tonight.

After two years had passed, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus, and because he wished to do a favor for the Jews, Felix left Paul in prison.