Matthew 24:41

 Matthew 24:41

Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

a. ASV: Two women shall be grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is left.  [Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.]

b. YLT: Two women shall be grinding in the mill, one is received, and one is left. [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. Classic Amplified: Two women will be grinding at the hand mill; one will be taken and one will be left.  [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

d. Peshitta Eastern Text: Two women will be grinding at the handmill, one will be taken and the other left. [HOLY BIBLE FROM THE ANCIENT EASTERN TEXT. Copyright  Ⓒ 1933 by A.J. Holmon Co.; copyright  Ⓒ renewed 1968 by A.J. Holmon Co.; All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. HarperCollins Publishers, 195 Broadway, New York, NY 10007.]

e. ESV: Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left. [Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001, 2007, 2011, 2016 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved."]

1. “Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.”

a. Two [Strong: 1417 dýo, doo'-o; a primary numeral; "two":—both, twain, two.

b. [women shall be] grinding [Strong: 229 alḗthō, al-ay'-tho; from the same as G224; to grind:—grind.]

c. at [Strong: 1722 en, en; a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between G1519 and G1537); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:—about, after, against, + almost, × altogether, among, × as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), × mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, × outwardly, one, × quickly, × shortly, (speedi-)ly, × that, × there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.]

d. the [Strong: 3588. [tō] ὁ ho ho, including the feminine he hay, and the neuter to to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.] [Thayer: [tō] ὁ, ἡ, τό, originally τος, τῇ, τό (as is evident from the forms τοι, ται for οἱ, αἱ in Homer and the Ionic writings), corresponds to our definite article the (German der, die, das), which is properly a demonstrative pronoun, which we see in its full force in Homer, and of which we find certain indubitable traces also in all kinds of Greek prose, and hence also in the N. T.] [Additional variants: tē, hoi, oi, tēn, ta, tēs, tois, tais, tō, tōn, tou, hé, Hē, hē, hai, tas.]

e. mill [Strong: 3459 mýlōn, moo'-lone; from G3458; a mill-house:—mill.]

f. [the] one [Strong: 1520 heîs, hice; a primary numeral; one:—a(-n, -ny, certain), + abundantly, man, one (another), only, other, some.]

g. [shall be] taken [Strong: 3880 paralambánō, par-al-am-ban'-o; from G3844 and G2983; to receive near, i.e. associate with oneself (in any familiar or intimate act or relation); by analogy, to assume an office; figuratively, to learn:—receive, take (unto, with).]

h. and [Strong: 2532 kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.]

i. [the] other [Strong: 1520 heîs, hice; a primary numeral; one:—a(-n, -ny, certain), + abundantly, man, one (another), only, other, some.]

j. left [Strong: 863 aphíēmi, af-ee'-ay-mee; from G575 and ἵημι híēmi (to send; an intensive form of εἶμι eîmi, to go); to send forth, in various applications (as follow):—cry, forgive, forsake, lay aside, leave, let (alone, be, go, have), omit, put (send) away, remit, suffer, yield up.]

1). Perry Stone: There can only be one meaning to the story of the two working in the field and two grinding, when one is taken and the other is left. Those taken have been removed with Christ’s coming and those remaining were left behind. This interpretation is clear when noting the goodman of the house witnessed his house divided, as he remained on earth and others in his house were taken (Matthew 24:43). The warning in verse 44 is to be ready, for you don’t know the time of Christ’s coming, refers to the people in Noah’s day, who never knew the exact day of the flood would come and were therefore unprepared (Matthew 24:38, 39).

2). Dake: Then, at the second advent, not at the rupture (Matthew 24:29-31; 25:31-46). Taken like the flood--took them all away or destroyed them (Matthew 24:39). Did the flood rapture or destroy the people that it took away? So the second advent will not rapture but destroy many at the battle of Armageddon.