'Two' in the Bible

Herod flew into a rage when he learned that he had been tricked by the wise men, so he ordered the execution of all the male children in Bethlehem and all its neighboring regions, who were two years old and younger, according to the time that he had determined from the wise men.

While Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers Simon (also called Peter) and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, because they were fishermen.

Going on from there he saw two other brothers James, son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee repairing their nets. When he called them,

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

"No one can serve two masters, because either he will hate one and love the other, or be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches!"

When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gerasenes, two demon-possessed men met him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one could travel on that road.

As Jesus was traveling on from there, two blind men followed him, shouting, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"

"Two sparrows are sold for a penny, aren't they? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's permission.

They told him, "We don't have anything here except five loaves of bread and two fish."

Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed them. Then he broke the loaves in pieces and gave them to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

"So if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life injured or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.

And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown 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 doesn't listen, take one or two others with you so that "every word may be confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses.'

Furthermore, I tell all of you with certainty that if two of you agree on earth about anything you request, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven,

because where two or three have come together in my name, I am there among them."

and said, "That is why a man will leave his father and mother and be united with 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 never separate."

He asked her, "What do you want?" She told him, "Promise that in your kingdom these two sons of mine will sit on your right and on your left."

When the ten heard this, they became furious with the two brothers.

When two blind men who were sitting by the roadside heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, "Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!"

When they came near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples on ahead and

"But what do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, "Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'

Which of the two did the father's will?" They answered, "The first one."

All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commandments."

At that time, two people will be in the field. One will be taken, and one will be left behind.

Two women will be grinding grain at the mill. One will be taken, and one will be left behind.

To one man he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, based on their ability. Then he went on his trip.

In the same way, the one who had two talents earned two more.

"The one with two talents also came forward and said, "Master, you gave me two talents. See, I've earned two more talents.

"You know that the Passover will take place in two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified."

Taking Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him, he began to be grieved and troubled.

But they couldn't find any, even though many false witnesses had come forward. At last two men came forward

So the governor asked them, "Which of the two men do you want me to release for you?" "Barabbas!" they replied.

At that time two bandits were crucified with him, one on his right and the other on his left.

Suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth shook, rocks were split open,

He called the Twelve and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.

He asked them, "How many loaves of bread do you have? Go and see." They found out and told him, "Five loaves and two fish."

Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed them. Then he broke the loaves in pieces and kept giving them to his disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.

So if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It's better for you to enter life injured than to have two hands and go to hell, to the fire that cannot be put out.

And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It's better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.

And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It's better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell.

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

When they came near Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples on ahead

Then a destitute widow came and dropped in two small copper coins, worth about a cent.

Now it was two days before the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The high priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest Jesus secretly and to have him put to death,

He sent two of his disciples, telling them, "Go into the city, and you will meet a man carrying a jug of water. Follow him.

They crucified two bandits with him, one on his right and the other on his left.

The curtain in the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom.

After this, Jesus appeared in a different form to two disciples as they were walking into the country.

They also offered a sacrifice according to what is specified in the Law of the Lord: "a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons."

He answered them, "The person who has two coats must share with the one who doesn't have any, and the person who has food must do the same."

He saw two boats lying on the shore, but the fishermen had stepped out of them and were washing their nets.

John's disciples told him about all these things. So John called two of his disciples

"Two men were in debt to a moneylender. One owed him 500 denarii, and the other 50.

But he told them, "You give them something to eat." They replied, "We have nothing more than five loaves of bread and two fish unless we go and buy food for all these people."

Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed them. Then he broke the loaves in pieces and kept giving them to the disciples to pass on to the crowd.

Suddenly, two men were talking with him. They were Moses and Elijah.

Now Peter and the men with him had been overcome by sleep. When they woke up, they saw Jesus' glory and the two men standing with him.

The next day, he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, "Take good care of him. If you spend more than that, I'll repay you when I come back.'

"Five sparrows are sold for two pennies, aren't they? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

From now on, five people in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

Then Jesus said, "A man had two sons.

"No servant can serve two masters, because either he will hate one and love the other, or be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and wealth!"

I tell you, two will be seated on the same couch that night. The one will be taken, and the other will be left behind.

Two women will be grinding grain together. The one will be taken, and the other will be left behind."

"Two men went up to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.

As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples on ahead.

Then he saw a destitute widow drop in two small copper coins.

So they said, "Lord, look! Here are two swords." He answered them, "Enough of that!"

Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.

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

While they were puzzling over this, two men in dazzling robes suddenly stood beside them.

On the same day, two of Jesus' followers were walking to a village called Emmaus, about 60 stadia from Jerusalem.

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.

The next day, John was standing there again with two of his disciples.

When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.

Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard John and followed Jesus.

Now standing there were six stone water jars used for the Jewish rites of purification, each one holding from two to three measures.

So when the Samaritans came to Jesus, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there for two days.

Two days later, Jesus left for Galilee from there,

Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread isn't enough for each of them to have a little."

"There's a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish. But what are these among so many people?"

In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two people is valid.

Yet, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed where he was for two more days.

There they crucified him, along with two others, one on each side of him with Jesus in the middle.

The two of them were running together, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and came to the tomb first.

She saw two angels in white clothes who were sitting down, one at the head and the other at the foot of the place where Jesus' body had been lying.

Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathaniel from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two of his other disciples were together.

While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, two men in white robes stood right beside them.

So they nominated two men Joseph called Barsabbas, who also was called Justus, and Matthias.

Then they prayed, "Lord, you know the hearts of all people. Show us which one of these two men you have chosen

Because of this, Moses fled and lived as a foreigner in the land of Midian. There he had two sons.

Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to him and begged him, "Come here quickly!"

When the angel who had spoken to him had gone, Cornelius summoned two of his household servants and a devout soldier, one of those who served him regularly.

That very night, before Herod was going to bring him out, Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, and guards in front of the door were watching the prisoners.

This went on for two years, so that all who lived in Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.

Then he sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he himself stayed in Asia a while longer.

But when they found out that he was a Jew, they all started to shout in unison for about two hours, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"