'Two' in the Bible

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.

Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is 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 the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them.

Whoever compels 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 else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can't serve both God and Mammon.

When he came to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two people possessed by demons met him there, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that nobody could pass that way.

As Jesus passed by from there, two blind men followed him, calling out and saying, "Have mercy on us, son of David!"

Take no bag for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.

"Aren't two sparrows sold for an assarion coin? Not one of them falls on the ground apart from your Father's will,

Now when John heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples

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

He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.

If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire.

But if he doesn't listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.

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

and said, 'For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall join to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?'

So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don't let man tear apart."

He said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Command that these, my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand, and one on your left hand, in your Kingdom."

When the ten heard it, they were indignant with the two brothers.

Behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, "Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!"

When they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethsphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

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

Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said to him, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Most certainly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering into the Kingdom of God before you.

The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."

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

two women grinding at the mill, one will be taken and one will be left.

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

In the same way, he also who got the two gained another two.

"He also who got the two talents came and said, 'Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents besides them.'

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

He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and severely troubled.

and they found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward,

But the governor answered them, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?" They said, "Barabbas!"

Then there were two robbers crucified with him, one on his right hand and one on the left.

Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.

At once Jesus gave them permission. The unclean spirits came out and entered into the pigs. The herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and they were drowned in the sea.

He called to himself the twelve, and began to send them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

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

But he answered them, "You give them something to eat." They asked him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give them something to eat?"

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

He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.

If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having your two hands to go into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire,

If your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life lame, rather than having your two feet to be cast into Gehenna, into the fire that will never be quenched --

If your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out. It is better for you to enter into the Kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire,

and the two will become one flesh, so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.

When they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin.

It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by deception, and kill him.

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

With him they crucified two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.

The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.

After these things he was revealed in another form to two of them, as they walked, on their way into the country.

and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, "A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."

He answered them, "He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise."

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

John, calling to himself two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, "Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another?"

"A certain lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

He said to them, "Take nothing for your journey -- neither staffs, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats apiece.

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

He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.

Behold, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah,

Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory, and the two men who stood with him.

Now after these things, the Lord also appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two ahead of him into every city and place, where he was about to come.

On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, and gave them to the host, and said to him, 'Take care of him. Whatever you spend beyond that, I will repay you when I return.'

"Aren't five sparrows sold for two assaria coins? Not one of them is forgotten by God.

then the lord of that servant will come in a day when he isn't expecting him, and in an hour that he doesn't know, and will cut him in two, and place his portion with the unfaithful.

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

He said, "A certain man had two sons.

No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You aren't able to serve God and mammon."

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

There will be two grinding grain together. One will be taken, and the other will be left."

Two will be in the field: the one taken, and the other left.

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

It happened, when he drew near to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the mountain that is called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples,

He saw a certain poor widow casting in two small brass coins.

They said, "Lord, behold, here are two swords." He said to them, "That is enough."

There were also others, two criminals, led with him to be put to death.

The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two.

It happened, while they were greatly perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling clothing.

Behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was sixty stadia from Jerusalem.

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

The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

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

Now there were six water pots of stone set there after the Jews' way of purifying, containing two or three metretes apiece.

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

After the two days he went out from there and went into Galilee.

Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that everyone of them may receive a little."

"There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these among so many?"

It's also written in your law that the testimony of two people is valid.

When therefore he heard that he was sick, he stayed two days in the place where he was.

where they crucified him, and with him two others, on either side one, and Jesus in the middle.

and she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.

But the other disciples came in the little boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away), dragging the net full of fish.

While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing,

They put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

They prayed, and said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen

Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.