'Two' in the Bible

Then Herod, when he realized that he had been tricked by the magi, was extremely angry, and he sent [soldiers] and put to death all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that area who were two years old and under, according to the date which he had learned from the magi.

As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He noticed two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

And going on [further] from there He noticed two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets; and He called them [to follow Him as His disciples].

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

“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon [money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord].

When He arrived at the other side in the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming out of the tombs met Him. They were so extremely fierce and violent that no one could pass by that way.

As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, screaming loudly, “Have mercy and compassion on us, Son of David (Messiah)!”

or a provision bag for your journey, or even two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker deserves his support.

Are not two little sparrows sold for a copper coin? And yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.

They replied, “We have nothing here except five loaves and two fish.”

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

“If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble and sin, cut it off and throw it away from you [that is, remove yourself from the source of temptation]; it is better for you to enter life crippled or lame, than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into everlasting fire.

If your eye causes you to stumble and sin, pluck it out and throw it away from you [that is, remove yourself from the source of temptation]; it is better for you to enter life with only one eye, than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fiery hell.

But if he does not listen, take along with you one or two others, so that every word may be confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

“Again I say to you, that if two believers on earth agree [that is, are of one mind, in harmony] about anything that they ask [within the will of God], it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.

For where two or three are gathered in My name [meeting together as My followers], I am there among them.”

and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined inseparably to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.”

And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She answered Him, “Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit [in positions of honor and authority] one on Your right and one on Your left.”

And when the [other] ten heard this, they were resentful and angry with the two brothers.

And two blind men were sitting by the road, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David (Messiah)!”

When they approached Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples [ahead],

“What do you think? There was a man who had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’

Which of the two did the will of the father?” The chief priests and elders replied, “The first one.” Jesus said to them, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you.

The whole Law and the [writings of the] Prophets depend on these two commandments.”

At that time two men will be in the field; one will be taken [for judgment] and one will be left.

Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken [for judgment] and one will be left.

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

Likewise the one who had two [made a profit and] gained two more.

“Also the one who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have [made a profit and] gained two more talents.’

“You know that the Passover is coming in two days, and the Son of Man is to be betrayed and handed over for crucifixion.”

And taking with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee [James and John], He began to be grieved and greatly distressed.

They found none, even though many false witnesses came forward. At last two came forward,

The governor said to them, “Which of the two do you wish me to set free for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.”

At the same time two robbers were crucified with Jesus, one on the right and one on the left.

And [at once] the veil [of the Holy of Holies] of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; the earth shook and the rocks were split apart.

And He called the twelve [disciples] and began to send them out [as His special messengers] two by two, and gave them authority and power over the unclean spirits.

but to wear sandals; and [He told them] not to wear two tunics.

He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go look!” And when they found out, they said, “Five [loaves], and two fish.”

Taking the five loaves and two fish, He looked up to heaven and said a blessing [of praise and thanksgiving to the Father]. Then He broke the loaves and [repeatedly] gave them to the disciples to set before the people; and He divided up the two fish among them all.

If your hand causes you to stumble and sin, cut it off [that is, remove yourself from the source of temptation]! It is better for you to enter life crippled, than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable fire,

[where their worm does not die, and the fire is not put out.]

If your foot causes you to stumble and sin, cut it off [that is, remove yourself from the source of temptation]! It would be better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell,

and the two shall become one flesh; so that they are no longer two, but [are united as] one flesh.

When they were nearing Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of His disciples,

A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amount to a mite.

It was now two days before the Passover and [the festival of] Unleavened Bread, and the chief priests and the scribes were searching for a deceitful way to arrest Jesus and kill Him;

And He sent two of His disciples, saying to them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you; follow him;

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

And the veil [of the Holy of Holies] of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

After that, He appeared in a different form to two of them as they were walking along the way to the country.

and [they came also] to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord [to be appropriate for a family of modest means], “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

And John replied, “The man who has two tunics is to share with him who has none; and he who has food is to do the same.”

that He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.

John called two of his disciples and sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are You the Expected One (the Messiah), or should we look for someone else?”

“A certain moneylender had two debtors: one owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

And He said to them, “Take nothing for your journey [that might encumber you]—neither a walking stick, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not even have two tunics apiece.

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

Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and He looked up to heaven [and gave thanks] and blessed them, and broke them and kept giving them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

And behold, two men were talking with Him; and they were Moses and Elijah,

Now Peter and those who were with him had been overcome with sleep; but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and splendor and majesty, and the two men who were standing with Him.

Now after this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them out ahead of Him, two by two, into every city and place where He was about to go.

On the next day he took out two denarii (two days’ wages) and gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I return.’

Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? Yet not one of them has [ever] been forgotten in the presence of God.

for from now on five in one household will be divided [over Me], three against two and two against three.

Then He said, “A certain man had two sons.

No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand devotedly by the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and mammon [that is, your earthly possessions or anything else you trust in and rely on instead of God].”

I tell you, on that night [when Messiah comes again] there will be two [sleeping] in one bed; the one (the non-believer) will be taken [away in judgment] and the other (the believer) will be left.

There will be two women grinding [at the mill] together; the one (the non-believer) will be taken [away in judgment] and the other (the believer) will be left.

[Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other will be left.”]

“Two men went up into the temple [enclosure] to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

When He approached Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, He sent two of the disciples,

And He saw a poor widow putting in two small copper coins.

They said, “Lord, look, here are two swords.” And He said to them, “It is enough.”

Two others also, who were criminals, were being led away to be executed with Him.

because the sun was obscured; and the veil [of the Holy of Holies] of the temple was torn in two [from top to bottom].

While they were perplexed and wondering about this, suddenly, two men in dazzling clothing stood near them;

And then, that very day two of them were going 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 they followed Jesus.

One of the two who heard what John said and [as a result] followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

So when the Samaritans came to Jesus, they asked Him to remain with them; and He stayed there two days.

After the two days He went on from there into Galilee.

Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii (200 days’ wages) worth of bread is not enough for each one to receive even a little.”

“There is a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what are these for so many people?”

But even if I do judge, My judgment is true and My decision is right; for I am not alone [in making it], but I and the Father who sent Me [make the same judgment].

Even in your own law it is written that the testimony of two persons is true [valid and admissible].

I am One [of the Two] who testifies about Myself, and My Father who sent Me testifies about Me.”

So [even] when He heard that Lazarus was sick, He stayed in the same place two more days.

Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away;

There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them.

and she saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

Simon Peter, and Thomas who is called Didymus (the twin), and Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, as well as [John and James] the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together.

While they were looking intently into the sky as He was going, two men in white clothing suddenly stood beside them,

And they put forward two men, Joseph, the one called Barsabbas (who was surnamed Justus), and Matthias.

They prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know all hearts [their thoughts, motives, desires], show us which one of these two You have chosen

And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles.

Then Peter said to her, “How could you two have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”

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

Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, urging him, “Come to us without delay.”