'Two' in the Bible

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the male children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, in keeping with the time he had learned from the wise men.

As He was walking along the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, since they were fishermen.

Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat 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 one can be a slave of two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot be slaves of God and of money.

When He had come to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met Him as they came out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, shouting, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s consent.

“But we only have five loaves and two fish here,” they said to Him.

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

If your hand or your foot causes your downfall, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or lame, than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.

And if your eye causes your downfall, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye, rather than to have two eyes and be thrown into hellfire!

But if he won’t listen, take one or two more with you, so that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every fact may be established.

Again, I assure you: If two of you on earth agree about any matter that you pray for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.

For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there among 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.”

“What do you want?” He asked her.“Promise,” she said to Him, “that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right and the other on Your left, in Your kingdom.”

When the 10 disciples heard this, they became indignant with the two brothers.

There were two blind men sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

When they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives, Jesus then sent two disciples,

“But what do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘My son, go, work in the vineyard today.’

“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!

All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.”

Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and one left.

Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and one left.

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

In the same way the man with two earned two more.

“Then the man with two talents also approached. He said, ‘Master, you gave me two talents. Look, I’ve earned two more talents.’

“You know that the Passover takes place after two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”

Taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.

But they could not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. Finally, two who came forward

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

Then two criminals were crucified with Him, one on the right and one 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.