'Two' in the Bible

Then Herod, [when he] saw that he had been deceived by the wise men, became very angry, and he sent [soldiers] [and] executed all the children in Bethlehem and in all the region [around] it from [the age of] two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined precisely from the wise men.

Now [as he] was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew, throwing a casting net into the sea (for they were fishermen).

And going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the [son] of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them.

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

"No one is able to serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and money.

And [when] he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from among the tombs met him, very violent, so that no one was able to pass by along that road.

And [as] Jesus was going away from there, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"

Do not [take] a traveler's bag for the road, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff, for the worker [is] deserving of his provisions.

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And one of them will not fall to the ground {without the knowledge and consent} of your Father.

And they said to him, "We do not have [anything] here except five loaves and two fish."

And he commanded the crowds to recline for a meal on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish [and] looking up to heaven, he gave thanks. And [after] breaking [them], he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples [gave them] to the crowds.

And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw [it] from you! It is better for you to enter into life crippled or lame than, having two hands or two feet, to be thrown into the eternal fire!

And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw [it] from you! It is better for you to enter into life one-eyed than, having two eyes, to be thrown into fiery hell!

But if he does not listen, take with you in addition one or two [others], so that by {the testimony} of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.

Again, truly I say to you that if two of you agree on earth about any matter that they ask, it will be done for them from my Father [who is] in heaven.

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

and said, 'On account of this a man will leave his father and his mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'?

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

And he said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Say that these two sons of mine may sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your kingdom."

And [when] the ten heard [this], they were indignant concerning the two brothers.

And behold, [there were] two blind men sitting beside the road. [When they] heard that Jesus was passing by, they called out, saying, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

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

"Now what do you think? A man had two sons. [He] approached the first [and] said, 'Son, go work in the vineyard today.'

Which of the two did the will of [his] father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going ahead of you into the kingdom of God!

On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets."

Then there will be two men 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.

and will cut him in two and assign his place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!

And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each one according to his own ability, and he went on a journey immediately.

In the same way the one [who had] the two gained two more.

And the one [who had] the two talents also came up [and] said, 'Master, you handed over to me two talents. See, I have gained two talents more!'

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

And taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be distressed and troubled.

And they did not find [it], [although] many false witnesses came forward. And finally two came forward

So the governor answered [and] said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" And they said, "Barabbas!"

Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on [his] right and one on [his] left.

And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, and the earth shook and the rocks were split.