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Luke 17

Luke 17:34 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I tell
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
lego (Greek #3004)
properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas 2036 and 5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while 4483 is properly to break silence merely, and 2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
KJV usage: ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
Pronounce: leg'-o
Origin: a primary verb
you
humin (Greek #5213)
to (with or by) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your(-selves).
Pronounce: hoo-min'
Origin: irregular dative case of 5210
, in that
houtos (Greek #3778)
the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated)
KJV usage: he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.
Pronounce: hoo'-tos
Origin: οὗτοι (hoo'-toy), nominative feminine singular αὕτη (how'-tay), and nominative feminine plural αὕται (how'-tahee) from the article 3588 and 846
night
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
nux (Greek #3571)
"night" (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: (mid-)night.
Pronounce: noox
Origin: a primary word
thereh shall be
esomai (Greek #2071)
will be
KJV usage: shall (should) be (have), (shall) come (to pass), X may have, X fall, what would follow, X live long, X sojourn.
Pronounce: es'-om-ahee
Origin: future of 1510
two
duo (Greek #1417)
"two"
KJV usage: both, twain, two.
Pronounce: doo'-o
Origin: a primary numeral
men in
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
one
heis (Greek #1520)
a primary numeral; one
KJV usage: a(-n, -ny, certain), + abundantly, man, one (another), only, other, some. See also 1527, 3367, 3391, 3762.
Pronounce: hice
Origin: (including the neuter (etc.) ἕν)
bed
kline (Greek #2825)
a couch (for sleep, sickness, sitting or eating)
KJV usage: bed, table.
Pronounce: klee'-nay
Origin: from 2827
; the one
heis (Greek #1520)
a primary numeral; one
KJV usage: a(-n, -ny, certain), + abundantly, man, one (another), only, other, some. See also 1527, 3367, 3391, 3762.
Pronounce: hice
Origin: (including the neuter (etc.) ἕν)
shall be taken
paralambano (Greek #3880)
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
KJV usage: receive, take (unto, with).
Pronounce: par-al-am-ban'-o
Origin: from 3844 and 2983
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
the other
heteros (Greek #2087)
(an-, the) other or different
KJV usage: altered, else, next (day), one, (an-)other, some, strange.
Pronounce: het'-er-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
shall be left
aphiemi (Greek #863)
to send forth, in various applications (as follow)
KJV usage: cry, forgive, forsake, lay aside, leave, let (alone, be, go, have), omit, put (send) away, remit, suffer, yield up.
Pronounce: af-ee'-ay-mee
Origin: from 575 and ἵημι (to send; an intensive form of εἶμι, to go)
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Matt. 24:40‑41• 40Then shall two be in the field; one is taken and one is left.
 41Two women [shall be] grinding at the mill, one is taken and one is left. (Matt. 24:40‑41)

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Bed; Bedstead,
Night

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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I tell.
Luke 13:3,5,24• 3No, I say to you, but, if ye repent not, ye shall all perish in like manner.
 5No, I say to you: but, if ye repent not, ye shall all perish in like manner.
 24Strive with earnestness to enter in through the narrow door, for many, I say unto you, will endeavour to enter in and will not be able. (Luke 13:3,5,24)
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Isa. 42:9•  (Isa. 42:9)
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Matt. 24:25• 25Behold, I have told you before. (Matt. 24:25)
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Mark 13:23• 23{i}But{/i} take ye heed: behold, I have told you all things beforehand. (Mark 13:23)
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Mark 14:29• 29{i}But Peter said to him, Even if all should be offended, yet not I.{/i} (Mark 14:29)
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Matt. 24:40‑41• 40Then shall two be in the field; one is taken and one is left.
 41Two women [shall be] grinding at the mill, one is taken and one is left. (Matt. 24:40‑41)
two.
Psa. 26:9•  (Psa. 26:9)
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Psa. 28:3•  (Psa. 28:3)
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Jer. 45:5•  (Jer. 45:5)
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Ezek. 9:4‑6•  (Ezek. 9:4‑6)
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Mal. 3:16‑18•  (Mal. 3:16‑18)
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Rom. 11:4‑7• 4But what saith the divine answer to him? “I left for myself seven thousand men which never bowed knee to Baal.”
 5So then in the present time also there hath been a remnant according to election of grace;
 6and if by grace, no longer by works, since [otherwise] grace becometh no longer grace.
 7What then? That which Israel seeketh after, this it did not obtain, but the election obtained [it]; but the rest were hardened, (Rom. 11:4‑7)
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1 Thess. 4:16‑17• 16because the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout of command, with archangel's voice, and with trump of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first;
 17then we, the living that remain, shall be caught up together with them in clouds to meet [the] Lord in the air; and so shall we ever be with the Lord. (1 Thess. 4:16‑17)
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2 Peter 2:9• 9[the] Lord knoweth to deliver the godly out of trial, and to keep unjust [men] for judgment-day to be punished; (2 Peter 2:9)
• If they should escape and have their lives spared through unfaithfulness, the judgment was the judgment of God; He would know how to reach them in their bed, and to distinguish between two that were in one bed. (“Luke 17” by J.N. Darby)
• {v.34-36} This character of the judgment shows that it is not the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus that is meant. It was the judgment of God that could discern, take away, and spare. Neither is it the judgment of the dead, but a judgment on earth. (“Luke 17” by J.N. Darby)
• {v.34-36} It is worthy of note that the three cases mentioned by the Lord in Luke 17:34-36, suppose night-time, early morning and full day-time respectively. When He comes men will be instantaneously arrested in all parts of the earth, just as they are. (“Luke 17” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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34
I say to you, In that night there shall be two men upon one bed; one shall be seized and the other shall be let go.

W. Kelly Translation

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I say unto you, in that night there shall be two [men] upon one beda ; oneb shall be taken and the other let go.

WK Translation Notes

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a
Most copies have "one bed." A few omit "one."
b
Some read "one shall be taken," T. R. with others "the one. . ."