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Matthew 24:40 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Matthew 24:40 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Matthew chapter 24 verse 40 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.”
Matthew 24:40 (KJV)
Commentary on Matthew 24:40
Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left—This famous verse is widely misinterpreted as describing a 'rapture' of believers, but context demands the opposite. The Greek paralambanō (παραλαμβάνω = taken) and aphiēmi (ἀφίημι = left/released) parallel the flood narrative: who was taken? The wicked in judgment. Who was left? Noah and his family, preserved in the ark.Two men working together in the field (agrō, ἀγρῷ)—externally identical, internally different. One is taken in sudden judgment (like the flood victims), the other left to enter Christ's kingdom. This is...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Matthew 24:40
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“in that night there will be two people in one bed. The one will be taken”
“who was very distressed by the lustful life of the wicked”
“but preserved Noah with seven others”