'Two' in the Bible

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.”

When the angel who was speaking to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his own personal attendants;

The very night before Herod was to bring him forward, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries were in front of the door guarding the prison.

This continued for two years, so that all the inhabitants of [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor], Jews as well as Greeks, heard the word of the Lord [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ].

Then the man, in whom was the evil spirit, leaped on them and subdued all of them and overpowered them, so that they ran out of that house [in terror, stripped] naked and wounded.

And after sending two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia [ahead of him], he stayed on in [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor] for a while.

But when they realized that he was a Jew, a single outcry went up from the crowd as they shouted for about two hours, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

Then the commander came up and arrested Paul, and ordered that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.

When he said this, an angry dispute erupted between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the [whole crowded] assembly was divided [into two factions].

Then summoning two of the centurions, he said, “Have two hundred soldiers ready by the third hour of the night (9:00 p.m.) to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen;

But after two years had passed, Felix was succeeded [in office] by Porcius Festus; and wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul imprisoned.

But striking a reef with waves breaking in on either side, they ran the ship aground. The prow (forward point) stuck fast and remained immovable, while the stern began to break up under the [violent] force of the waves.

And Paul lived there for two full years [at his own expense] in his own rented lodging and welcomed all who came to him,

And not only that, but this too: Rebekah conceived twin sons by one man [under the same circumstances], by our father Isaac;

Do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “The two shall be one flesh.”

If anyone speaks in a tongue, it should be limited to two or at the most three, and each one speaking in turn, and one must interpret [what is said].

Let two or three prophets speak [as inspired by the Holy Spirit], while the rest pay attention and weigh carefully what is said.

As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker in your service; and as for the [other two] brothers, they are [special] messengers of the churches, a glory and credit to Christ.

This is the third time that I am visiting you. Every fact shall be sustained and confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Now the mediator or go-between [in a transaction] is not [needed] for just one party; whereas God is only one [and was the only One giving the promise to Abraham, but the Law was a contract between two, God and Israel; its validity depended on both].

For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman [Hagar] and one by the free woman [Sarah].

Now these facts are about to be used [by me] as an allegory [that is, I will illustrate by using them]: for these women can represent two covenants: one [covenant originated] from Mount Sinai [where the Law was given] that bears children [destined] for slavery; she is Hagar.

by abolishing in His [own crucified] flesh the hostility caused by the Law with its commandments contained in ordinances [which He satisfied]; so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thereby establishing peace.

For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall be joined [and be faithfully devoted] to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.

But I am hard-pressed between the two. I have the desire to leave [this world] and be with Christ, for that is far, far better;

Indeed, I ask you too, my true companion, to help these women [to keep on cooperating], for they have shared my struggle in the [cause of the] gospel, together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it is based on [the testimony of at least] two or three witnesses.

so that by two unchangeable things [His promise and His oath] in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled [to Him] for refuge would have strong encouragement and indwelling strength to hold tightly to the hope set before us.

having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered entirely with gold. This contained a golden jar which held the manna, and the rod of Aaron that sprouted, and the [two stone] tablets of the covenant [inscribed with the Ten Commandments];

Anyone who has ignored and set aside the Law of Moses is put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

being a double-minded man, unstable and restless in all his ways [in everything he thinks, feels, or decides].

The first woe has passed; behold, two woes are still coming after these things.

And I will grant authority to My two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days (forty-two months; three and one-half years), dressed in sackcloth.”

These [witnesses] are the two olive trees and the two lampstands which stand before the Lord of the earth.

These [two witnesses] have the power [from God] to shut up the sky, so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophesying [regarding judgment and salvation]; and they have power over the waters (seas, rivers) to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with every [kind of] plague, as often as they wish.

And those [non-believers] who live on the earth will gloat over them and rejoice; and they will send gifts [in celebration] to one another, because these two prophets tormented and troubled those who live on the earth.

And the two witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” Then they ascended into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies watched them.

But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she could fly into the wilderness to her place, where she was nourished for a time and times and half a time (three and one-half years), away from the presence of the serpent (Satan).

Then I saw another beast rising up out of the earth; he had two horns like a lamb and he spoke like a dragon.