'Two' in the Bible

"Sir," they said, "we recollect that during his lifetime that impostor pretended that after two days he was to rise to life again.

James the son of Zabdi and John the brother of James (these two He surnamed Boanerges, that is 'Sons of Thunder')

And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.

And he was unable to do any work of power there, but only to put his hands on one or two persons who were ill, and make them well.

And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;

But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.

He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?

He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

And now for the first time He told them, "The Son of Man must endure much suffering, and be rejected by the Elders and the High Priests and the Scribes, and be put to death, and after two days rise to life."

Moreover there appeared to them Elijah accompanied by Moses; and the two were conversing with Jesus,

And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

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

And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

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

and the two will become one flesh.So they are no longer two, but one flesh.

James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, *came up to Jesus, saying, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You.”

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

And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.

And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.

And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.

And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.

Then the curtain of the sanctuary was split in two from top to bottom.

After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.

And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

And they made signs to their friends in the other boat to come to their help. And they came, and the two boats were so full that they were going down.

Then John’s disciples told him about all these things. So John summoned two of his disciples

And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?

There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

When they were unable to make payment, he made the two of them free of their debts. Which of them, now, will have the greater love for him?

For he gave an order to the evil spirit to come out of the man. For frequently it would take a grip of him: and he was kept under control, and prisoned with chains; but parting the chains in two, he would be sent by the driving of the evil spirit into waste places.

And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.

But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.

Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:

But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.

As the two men were departing from Him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it’s good for us to be here! Let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said.

After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.

And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.

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

But Jesus said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator between you two?"

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 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 love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

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.

Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

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

And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.

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

And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.

because the sun had stopped shining, and the curtain in the sanctuary was torn in two.

And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:

And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.

As they came near the village where the two men were headed, Jesus acted as though he were going farther.

Then the two men began to tell what had happened on the road and how they had recognized him when he broke the bread in pieces.

Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;

And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

On the third day two people were going to be married at Cana in Galilee. The mother of Jesus was there:

And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples, and they were there not more than two or three days.

So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.

Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.

Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.

There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

"Even if I am giving testimony about myself," replied Jesus, "my testimony is true; for I know where I came from and where I am going, but you know neither of these two things.

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].

It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.

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

When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.

Bethany was near Jerusalem (about two miles away).

Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men who had been crucified with Jesus, first the one and then the other.

The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and got to the tomb first.

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,

And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

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

And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.

And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

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

And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

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

They arrested the two Apostles and lodged them in custody till the next day; for it was already evening.

After their release the two Apostles went to their friends, and told them all that the High Priests and Elders had said.

Peter said to her, "Tell me, were the two of you paid this amount for the land?" Sapphira said, "Yes, that much."

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.”

The next day Moses saw two men fighting, and tried to make peace between them, saying, 'Men, you are brothers; why are you hurting one another?'

Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.

These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.

And he gave orders for the carriage to be stopped, and the two of them went down into the water, and Philip gave him baptism.

And for two days he remained without sight, and did not eat or drink anything.

So Ananias went and entered the house; and, laying his two hands upon Saul, said, "Saul, brother, the Lord--even Jesus who appeared to you on your journey--has sent me, that you may recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.

And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;