'Two' in the Bible

Then Herod, seeing that he had been mocked by the magi, was greatly enraged; and sent and slew all the boys which were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time which he had accurately inquired from the magi.

And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishers;

And going on thence he saw other two brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, mending their trawl-nets, and he called them;

And whoever will compel thee to go one mile, go with him two.

No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

And there met him, when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, two possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs, exceeding dangerous, so that no one was able to pass by that way.

And as Jesus passed on thence, two blind men followed him, crying and saying, Have mercy on us, Son of David.

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

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall to the ground without your Father;

But they say to him, We have not here save five loaves and two fishes.

And having commanded the crowds to recline upon the grass, having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed: and having broken the loaves, he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

And if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut it off and cast it from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into eternal fire.

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

But if he do not hear thee, take with thee one or two besides, that every matter may stand upon the word of two witnesses or of three.

Again I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on the earth concerning any matter, whatsoever it may be that they shall ask, it shall come to them from my Father who is in the heavens.

For where two or three are gathered together unto my name, there am I in the midst of them.

and said, On account of this a man shall leave father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh?

so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.

And he said to her, What wilt thou? She says to him, Speak the word that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand and one on thy left in thy kingdom.

And the ten, having heard of it, were indignant about the two brothers.

And lo, two blind men, sitting by the wayside, having heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out saying, Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David.

And when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, at the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

But what think ye? A man had two children, and coming to the first he said, Child, go to-day, work in my vineyard.

Which of the two did the will of the father? They say to him, The first. Jesus says to them, Verily I say unto you that the tax-gatherers and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

On these two commandments the whole law and the prophets hang.

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

two women grinding at the mill, one is taken and one is left.

and shall cut him in two and appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to each according to his particular ability, and immediately went away out of the country.

In like manner also he that had received the two, he also gained two others.

And he also that had received the two talents came to him and said, My lord, thou deliveredst me two talents; behold, I have gained two other talents besides them.

Ye know that after two days the passover takes place, and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified.

And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and deeply depressed.

And they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. But at the last two false witnesses came forward

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

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

And lo, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were rent,

And Jesus immediately allowed them. And the unclean spirits going out entered into the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep slope, into the sea (about two thousand), and were choked in the sea.

And he calls the twelve to him; and he began to send them out two and two, and gave to them power over the unclean spirits;

but be shod with sandals, and put not on two body-coats.

And he answering said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they say to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them to eat?

And he says to them, How many loaves have ye? Go and see. And when they knew they say, Five, and two fishes.

And having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven, he blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples that they might set them before them. And the two fishes he divided among all.

And if thy hand serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having thy two hands to go away into hell, into the fire unquenchable;

And if thy foot serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life lame, than having thy two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire unquenchable;

And if thine eye serve as a snare to thee, cast it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire,

and the two shall be one flesh: so that they are no longer two but one flesh.

And when they draw near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sends two of his disciples,

And a poor widow came and cast in two mites, which is a farthing.

Now the passover and the feast of unleavened bread was after two days. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might seize him by subtlety and kill him.

And he sends two of his disciples, and says to them, Go into the city, and a man shall meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him.

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

And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.

And after these things he was manifested in another form to two of them as they walked, going into the country;

and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord: A pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons.

And he answering says to them, He that has two body-coats, let him give to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.

and he saw two ships standing by the lake, but the fishermen, having come down from them, were washing their nets.

and John, having called two of his disciples, sent to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that is coming, or are we to wait for another?

There were two debtors of a certain creditor: one owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty;

And he said to them, Take nothing for the way, neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; nor to have two body-coats apiece.

And he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless we should go and buy food for all this people;

And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven he blessed them, and broke and gave to the disciples to set before the crowd.

And lo, two men talked with him, who were Moses and Elias,

But Peter and those with him were oppressed with sleep: but having fully awoke up they saw his glory, and the two men who stood with him.

Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place where he himself was about to come.

And on the morrow as he left, taking out two denarii he gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatsoever thou shalt expend more, I will render to thee on my coming back.

Are not five sparrows sold for two assaria? and one of them is not forgotten before God.

the lord of that bondman shall come in a day when he does not expect it, and in an hour he knows not of, and shall cut him in two and appoint his portion with the unbelievers.

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

And he said, A certain man had two sons;

No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will cleave to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

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.

Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be seized and the other shall be let go.

Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be seized and the other let go.

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

And it came to pass as he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany at the mountain called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

but he saw also a certain poor widow casting therein two mites.

And they said, Lord, behold here are two swords. And he said to them, It is enough.

Now two others also, malefactors, were led with him to be put to death.

And it came to pass as they were in perplexity about it, that behold, two men suddenly stood by them in shining raiment.

And behold, two of them were going on the same day to a village distant sixty stadia from Jerusalem, called Emmaus;

Again, on the morrow, there stood John and two of his disciples.

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

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

Now there were standing there six stone water-vessels, according to the purification of the Jews, holding two or three measures each.

When therefore the Samaritans came to him they asked him to abide with them, and he abode there two days.

But after the two days he went forth thence and went away into Galilee,

Philip answered him, Loaves for two hundred denarii are not sufficient for them, that each may have some little portion.

There is a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fishes; but this, what is it for so many?

And in your law too it is written that the testimony of two men is true:

When therefore he heard, He is sick, he remained two days then in the place where he was.

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

And the two ran together, and the other disciple ran forward faster than Peter, and came first to the tomb,

and beholds two angels sitting in white garments, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

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

and the other disciples came in the small boat, for they were not far from the land, but somewhere about two hundred cubits, dragging the net of fishes.

And as they were gazing into heaven, as he was going, behold, also two men stood by them in white clothing,

And they appointed two, Joseph, who was called Barsabas, who had been surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

And they prayed, and said, Thou Lord, knower of the hearts of all, shew which one of these two thou hast chosen,

And Moses fled at this saying, and became a sojourner in the land of Madiam, where he begat two sons.