'Two' in the Bible

When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.

As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).

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

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

"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

When he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were extremely violent, so that no one was able to pass by 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 apart from your Father's will.

They said to him, "We have here only five loaves and two fish."

Then he instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.

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 crippled or lame 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 into life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into fiery hell.

"If your brother sins, go and show him his fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother.

But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.

Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.

For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them."

and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will 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, let no one separate."

He said to her, "What do you want?" She replied, "Permit these two sons of mine to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom."

Now when the other ten heard this, they were angry with the two brothers.

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

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

"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 his father's will?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, tax collectors and prostitutes will go ahead of you into the kingdom of God!

All the law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."

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

There will be two women grinding grain with a mill; one will be taken and one left.

and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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

In the same way, the one who had two gained two more.

The one with the two talents also came and said, 'Sir, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more.'

"You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified."

He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and became anguished and distressed.

But they did not find anything, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward

The governor asked them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" And they said, "Barabbas!"

Then two outlaws were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.

Just then the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks were split apart.

Jesus gave them permission. So the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs. Then the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake, and about two thousand were drowned in the lake.

Jesus called the twelve and began to send them out two by two. He gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

and to put on sandals but not to wear two tunics.

But he answered them, "You give them something to eat." And they said, "Should we go and buy bread for two hundred silver coins and give it to them to eat?"

He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go and see." When they found out, they said, "Five -- and two fish."

He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to his disciples to serve the people, and he divided the two fish among them all.

If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better for you to enter into life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, to the unquenchable fire.

If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.

If your eye causes you to sin, tear it out! It is better to enter into 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 are no longer two, but one flesh.

Now as they approached Jerusalem, near Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples

And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, worth less than a penny.

Two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find a way to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

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

And they crucified two outlaws with him, one on his right and one on his left.

And the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom.

After this he appeared in a different form to two of them while they were on their way to the country.

and to offer a sacrifice according to what is specified in the law of the Lord, a pair of doves or two young pigeons.

John answered them, "The person who has two tunics must share with the person who has none, and the person who has food must do likewise."

He saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.

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

"A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other fifty.

But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They replied, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish -- unless we go and buy food for all these people."

Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke them. He gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

Then two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with him.

Now Peter and those with him were quite sleepy, but as they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him two by two into every town and place where he himself was about to go.

The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him, and whatever else you spend, I will repay you when I come back this way.'

Aren't five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God.

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

then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the unfaithful.

For from now on there will be five in one household divided, three against two and two against three.

Then Jesus said, "A man had two sons.

No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money."

I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.

There will be two women grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left."

"Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

Now when he approached Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples,

He also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.

So they said, "Look, Lord, here are two swords." Then he told them, "It is enough."

Two other criminals were also led away to be executed with him.

because the sun's light failed. The temple curtain was torn in two.

While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood beside them in dazzling attire.

Now that very day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.

Again the next day John was standing there with two of his disciples.

When John's two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.

Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two disciples who heard what John said and followed Jesus.

So when the Samaritans came to him, they began asking him to stay with them. He stayed there two days,

After the two days he departed from there to Galilee.

Philip replied, "Two hundred silver coins worth of bread would not be enough for them, for each one to get a little."

"Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good are these for so many people?"

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

So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he remained in the place where he was for two more days.

(Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem,

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

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 ran faster than Peter and reached the tomb first.

And she saw two angels in white sitting where Jesus' body had been lying, one at the head and one at the feet.

Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael (who was from Cana in Galilee), the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples of his were together.

As they were still staring into the sky while he was going, suddenly two men in white clothing stood near them

So they proposed two candidates: Joseph called Barsabbas (also called Justus) and Matthias.

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

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