'Two' in the Bible

Then Herod, having seen that he was deceived by the mages, was very wroth, and having sent forth, he slew all the male children in Beth-Lehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time that he inquired exactly from the mages.

And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon named Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a drag into the sea -- for they were fishers --

And having advanced thence, he saw other two brothers, James of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, refitting their nets, and he called them,

'And whoever shall impress thee one mile, go with him two,

'None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

And he having come to the other side, to the region of the Gergesenes, there met him two demoniacs, coming forth out of the tombs, very fierce, so that no one was able to pass over by that way,

And Jesus passing on thence, two blind men followed him, calling and saying, 'Deal kindly with us, Son of David.'

nor scrip for the way, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staff -- for the workman is worthy of his nourishment.

'Are not two sparrows sold for an assar? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father;

And John having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples,

And they say to him, 'We have not here except five loaves, and two fishes.'

And having commanded the multitudes to recline upon the grass, and having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he did bless, and having broken, he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes,

'And if thy hand or thy foot doth cause thee to stumble, cut them off and cast from thee; it is good for thee to enter into the life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast to the fire the age-during.

'And if thine eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee; it is good for thee one-eyed to enter into the life, rather than having two eyes to be cast to the gehenna of the fire.

and if he may not hear, take with thee yet one or two, that by the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may stand.

Again, I say to you, that, if two of you may agree on the earth concerning anything, whatever they may ask -- it shall be done to them from my Father who is in the heavens,

for where there are two or three gathered together -- to my name, there am I in the midst of them.'

and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and they shall be -- the two -- for one flesh?

so that they are no more two, but one flesh; what therefore God did join together, let no man put asunder.'

and he said to her, 'What wilt thou?' She saith to him, 'Say, that they may sit -- these my two sons -- one on thy right hand, and one on the left, in thy reign.'

And the ten having heard, were much displeased with the two brothers,

and lo, two blind men sitting by the way, having heard that Jesus doth pass by, cried, saying, 'Deal kindly with us, sir -- Son of David.'

And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, unto the mount of the Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

'And what think ye? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, to-day be working in my vineyard.'

which of the two did the will of the father?' They say to him, 'The first.' Jesus saith to them, 'Verily I say to you, that the tax-gatherers and the harlots do go before you into the reign of God,

on these -- the two commands -- all the law and the prophets do hang.'

Then two men shall be in the field, the one is received, and the one is left;

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

and to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each according to his several ability, went abroad immediately.

in like manner also he who received the two, he gained, also he, other two;

'And he who also did receive the two talents having come, said, Sir, two talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other two talents I did gain besides them.

'Ye have known that after two days the passover cometh, and the Son of Man is delivered up to be crucified.'

And having taken Peter, and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful, and to be very heavy;

and they did not find; and many false witnesses having come near, they did not find; and at last two false witnesses having come near,

and the governor answering said to them, 'Which of the two will ye that I shall release to you?' And they said, 'Barabbas.'

Then crucified with him are two robbers, one on the right hand, and one on the left,

and lo, the vail of the sanctuary was rent in two from top unto bottom, and the earth did quake, and the rocks were rent,

and immediately Jesus gave them leave, and having come forth, the unclean spirits did enter into the swine, and the herd did rush down the steep place to the sea -- and they were about two thousand -- and they were choked in the sea.

and he doth call near the twelve, and he began to send them forth two by two, and he was giving them power over the unclean spirits,

but having been shod with sandals, and ye may not put on two coats.

And he answering said to them, 'Give ye them to eat,' and they say to him, 'Having gone away, may we buy two hundred denaries' worth of loaves, and give to them to eat?'

And he saith to them, 'How many loaves have ye? go and see;' and having known, they say, 'Five, and two fishes.'

And having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves, and was giving to his disciples, that they may set before them, and the two fishes divided he to all,

And if thy hand may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee maimed to enter into the life, than having the two hands, to go away to the gehenna, to the fire -- the unquenchable --

And if thy foot may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into the life lame, than having the two feet to be cast to the gehenna, to the fire -- the unquenchable --

And if thine eye may cause thee to stumble, cast it out; it is better for thee one-eyed to enter into the reign of God, than having two eyes, to be cast to the gehenna of the fire --

and they shall be -- the two -- for one flesh; so that they are no more two, but one flesh;

And when they come nigh to Jerusalem, to Bethphage, and Bethany, unto the mount of the Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,

And they went away, and found the colt tied at the door without, by the two ways, and they loose it,

and having come, a poor widow did put in two mites, which are a farthing.

And the passover and the unleavened food were after two days, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, by guile, having taken hold of him, they might kill him;

And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith to them, 'Go ye away to the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water, follow him;

And with him they crucify two robbers, one on the right hand, and one on his left,

and the veil of the sanctuary was rent in two, from top to bottom,

And after these things, to two of them, as they are going into a field, walking, he was manifested in another form,

and to give a sacrifice, according to that said in the Law of the Lord, 'A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.'

and he answering saith to them, 'He having two coats -- let him impart to him having none, and he having victuals -- in like manner let him do.'

and he saw two boats standing beside the lake, and the fishers, having gone away from them, were washing the nets,

and John having called near a certain two of his disciples, sent unto Jesus, saying, 'Art thou he who is coming, or for another do we look?'

'Two debtors were to a certain creditor; the one was owing five hundred denaries, and the other fifty;

And he said unto them, 'Take nothing for the way, neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats each;

And he said unto them, 'Give ye them to eat;' and they said, 'We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes: except, having gone, we may buy for all this people victuals;'

and having taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and was giving to the disciples to set before the multitude;

And lo, two men were speaking together with him, who were Moses and Elijah,

but Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep, and having waked, they saw his glory, and the two men standing with him.

and on the morrow, going forth, taking out two denaries, he gave to the innkeeper, and said to him, Be careful of him, and whatever thou mayest spend more, I, in my coming again, will give back to thee.

'Are not five sparrows sold for two assars? and one of them is not forgotten before God,

for there shall be henceforth five in one house divided -- three against two, and two against three;

And he said, 'A certain man had two sons,

'No domestic is able to serve two lords, for either the one he will hate, and the other he will love; or one he will hold to, and of the other he will be heedless; ye are not able to serve God and mammon.'

'I say to you, In that night, there shall be two men on one couch, the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left;

two women shall be grinding at the same place together, the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left;

two men shall be in the field, the one shall be taken, and the other left.'

'Two men went up to the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer;

And it came to pass, as he came nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, unto the mount called of the Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

and he saw also a certain poor widow casting there two mites,

And they said, 'Sir, lo, here are two swords;' and he said to them, 'It is sufficient.'

And there were also others -- two evil-doers -- with him, to be put to death;

And it came to pass, while they are perplexed about this, that lo, two men stood by them in glittering apparel,

And, lo, two of them were going on during that day to a village, distant sixty furlongs from Jerusalem, the name of which is Emmaus,

On the morrow, again, John was standing, and two of his disciples,

and the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.

Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard from John, and followed him;

And there were there six water-jugs of stone, placed according to the purifying of the Jews, holding each two or three measures.

When, then, the Samaritans came unto him, they were asking him to remain with them, and he remained there two days;

And after the two days he went forth thence, and went away to Galilee,

Philip answered him, 'Two hundred denaries' worth of loaves are not sufficient to them, that each of them may receive some little;'

There is one little lad here who hath five barley loaves, and two fishes, but these -- what are they to so many?'

and also in your law it hath been written, that the testimony of two men are true;

when, therefore, he heard that he is ailing, then indeed he remained in the place in which he was two days,

where they crucified him, and with him two others, on this side, and on that side, and Jesus in the midst.

and the two were running together, and the other disciple did run forward more quickly than Peter, and came first to the tomb,

and Mary was standing near the tomb, weeping without; as she was weeping, then, she stooped down to the tomb, and beholdeth two messengers in white, sitting,

There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas who is called Didymus, and Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples.

and the other disciples came by the little boat, for they were not far from the land, but as it were about two hundred cubits off, dragging the net of the fishes;

and as they were looking stedfastly to the heaven in his going on, then, lo, two men stood by them in white apparel,

And they set two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias,

and having prayed, they said, 'Thou, Lord, who art knowing the heart of all, shew which one thou didst choose of these two

'And Moses fled at this word, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons,

and Lydda being nigh to Joppa, the disciples having heard that Peter is in that place, sent two men unto him, calling on him not to delay to come through unto them.