At that time there will be two men [working] in a field; one will be taken [i.e., to be with the Lord. See I Thess. 4:17], while the other one will be left [i.e., to be punished by the Lord. See II Thess. 1:7-9].
Matthew 24:41 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Two women will be grinding grain at a millstone [Note: This was a hand-operated device where two persons sat across from each other and rotated a circular stone over kernels of grain]; one will be taken, while the other one will be left. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Two women will be grinding at the hand mill; one will be taken and one will be left. American Standard Version (1901) two women shall be grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is left. Common English Bible Two women will be grinding at the mill. One will be taken and the other left. Catholic Public Domain Version Two women will be grinding at a millstone: one will be taken up, and one will be left behind. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Two women shall be grinding at the mill: one shall be taken, and one shall be left. |
At that time there will be two men [working] in a field; one will be taken [i.e., to be with the Lord. See I Thess. 4:17], while the other one will be left [i.e., to be punished by the Lord. See II Thess. 1:7-9].
There will be two women grinding grain together [Note: This was done with a hand-operated millstone where two persons sat across from each other and rotated a circular stone over kernels of grain]; one will be taken while the other one will be left.