'Two' in the Bible

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.

And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

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

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

No man 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.

And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.

And men do not put new wine into old wine-skins; or the skins will be burst and the wine will come out, and the skins are of no more use: but they put new wine into new wine-skins, and so the two will be safe.

And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.

Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.

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

Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

Let them be: they are blind guides. And if a blind man is guiding a blind man, the two will go falling into a hole together.

Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

"If your brother sins against you, go and confront him while the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have won back your brother.

But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

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

and He also said:“For this reason a man will leavehis father and motherand be joined to his wife,and the two will become one flesh?

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, man must not separate.”

And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.

And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.

And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.

And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,

But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

“Which of the two did his father’s will?”“The first,” they said.Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you!

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

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

Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other 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 unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.

He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.

But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,

But later there came two who said, This man said, I am able to give the Temple of God to destruction, and to put it up again in three days.

The governor asked them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?”“Barabbas!” they answered.

Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.

Suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuary was split in two from top to bottom; the earth quaked and the rocks were split.

"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: