Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
I tell you, on that night [i.e., when Jesus returns. See verse 30], there will be two men in one bed; one will be taken [i.e., to be with the Lord] while the other one will be left [i.e., to be punished by the Lord].
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
I tell you, two will be seated on the same couch that night. The one will be taken, and the other will be left behind.
A Conservative Version
I say to you, in that night there will be two in one bed. The one man will be taken, and the other man will be left.
American Standard Version
I say unto you, In that night there shall be two men on one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
Amplified
Anderson New Testament
I say to you, on that night two men shall be in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Bible in Basic English
I say to you, In that night there will be two men sleeping in one bed, and one will be taken away and the other let go.
Common New Testament
I tell you, on that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.
Daniel Mace New Testament
I tell you, that of two persons lying in the same bed that night, the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Darby Translation
I say to you, In that night there shall be two men upon one bed; one shall be seized and the other shall be let go.
Godbey New Testament
I say unto you, on that night two men shall be on one bed; the one shall be taken and the other left.
Goodspeed New Testament
I tell you, there will be two men in the same bed that night; one will be taken and the other left.
John Wesley New Testament
I tell you, in this night, there shall be two men in one bed; one shall be taken and the other left.
Julia Smith Translation
I say to you, that night shall be two upon one bed; one shall be taken, and the other let go.
King James 2000
I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I tell you that in that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other will be left.
Modern King James verseion
I tell you, in that night there shall be two in one bed, the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I tell you, In that night, there shall be two in one bed: that one shall be received, and the other shall be forsaken.
Moffatt New Testament
On that night, I tell you, there will be two men in the one bed, the one will be taken and the other left;
Montgomery New Testament
"I tell you that in one night there shall be two men in one bed; one shall be taken and the other left.
NET Bible
I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.
New Heart English Bible
I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. The one will be taken, and the other will be left.
Noyes New Testament
I tell you, In that night there will be two men on one bed; one will be taken, and the other will be left.
Sawyer New Testament
I tell you, on that night two shall be on one bed; one shall be taken and the other left;
The Emphasized Bible
I say unto you - On the selfsame night, there shall be two men on onebed, - the one, shall be taken near, and, the other, left behind;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
I tell you, in that night two shall be in the same bed; the one shall be seized, and the other dismissed. Two women shall be grinding together: the one shall be seized, and the other dismissed.
Twentieth Century New Testament
On that night, I tell you, of two men upon the same bed, one will be taken and the other left;
Webster
I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one bed; the one will be taken, and the other will be left.
Weymouth New Testament
On that night, I tell you, there will be two men in one bed: one will be taken away and the other left behind.
Williams New Testament
I tell you, two men will be in the same bed that night; one will be taken, the other left.
World English Bible
I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. The one will be taken, and the other will be left.
Worrell New Testament
I say to you, in that night there will be two men on one bed; the one will be taken, and the other will be left.
Worsley New Testament
In that night there shall be two in one bed; the one shall be taken and the other left:
Youngs Literal Translation
'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;
Themes
Coming of the lord jesus Christ » What the days will be like when the lord comes
Good and evil adjacent » There will come a day of separation
Jerusalem » Destruction of, foretold by jesus
Jesus Christ » History of » Teaches the pharisees concerning the coming of his kingdom (in peraea)
Separation » Pharisaic separation condemned » Final separation of the righteous and the wicked
Interlinear
Esomai
Paralambano
References
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 17:34
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Coming Of The Son Of Man
33 Whatever person tries to gain [everything to satisfy him in] life [here on earth] will lose it [i.e., never ending life]. But whatever person [is willing to] lose [the comforts and security of] his life [here on earth] will preserve it [for eternity]. 34 I tell you, on that night [i.e., when Jesus returns. See verse 30], there will be two men in one bed; one will be taken [i.e., to be with the Lord] while the other one will be left [i.e., to be punished by the Lord]. 35 There will be two women grinding grain together [Note: This was done with a hand-operated millstone where two persons sat across from each other and rotated a circular stone over kernels of grain]; one will be taken while the other one will be left. {{Some ancient manuscripts include verse
Cross References
Matthew 24:25
You see, I have told you [all this] ahead of time.
Matthew 24:40-41
At that time there will be two men [working] in a field; one will be taken [i.e., to be with the Lord. See I Thess. 4:17], while the other one will be left [i.e., to be punished by the Lord. See II Thess. 1:7-9].
Mark 13:23
But pay attention, for I have told you [all this] ahead of time.
Mark 14:29
But Peter said to Him, "Although everyone else will have doubts [about you], I never will."
Luke 13:3
No, I tell you; but unless you repent [i.e., change your hearts and lives], you [too] will all be destroyed just as they were.
Luke 13:5
No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you [too] will all be destroyed just as they were."
Luke 13:24
"You should try hard to enter [God's kingdom] by means of the narrow door, for I tell you, many people will try to enter it but will not be able to.
Romans 11:4-7
But how did God answer him? [I Kings 19:18 says], "I [i.e., God] have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed their knee [in worship] to Baal [Note: "Baal" was a term used for one of the idols worshiped in Elijah's day by Canaanites and others in Palestine].
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
For the Lord Himself [i.e., Jesus] will come down from heaven with a commanding shout [Note: This probably refers to Jesus' voice. See John 5:25, 28], [and] with the archangel's voice [i.e., Michael. See Jude 9] and with the sound of God's trumpet; [at this] the dead in [fellowship with] Christ will rise [from the dead] first.
2 Peter 2:9
then the Lord [surely] knows how to rescue godly people from trying situations, and to keep unrighteous people under [a sentence of] punishment [to be received] on the judgment day.