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Text -- Matthew 24:40 (NET)

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24:40 Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left.
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Vincent , Wesley , Clarke , Calvin , Defender , TSK

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Barnes , Poole , Haydock , Gill

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TSK Synopsis , MHCC , Matthew Henry , Barclay , Constable , College , McGarvey , Lapide

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Vincent: Mat 24:40 - -- Shall be taken - left Both verbs are in the present tense, which makes the saying more lively. One is taken and one is left . So Rev.

Shall be taken - left

Both verbs are in the present tense, which makes the saying more lively. One is taken and one is left . So Rev.

Wesley: Mat 24:40 - -- Into God's immediate protection: and one is left - To share the common calamities. Our Lord speaks as having the whole transaction present before his ...

Into God's immediate protection: and one is left - To share the common calamities. Our Lord speaks as having the whole transaction present before his eyes.

Clarke: Mat 24:40-41 - -- Then shall two men - two women - one shall be taken, and the other left - The meaning seems to be, that so general should these calamities be, that ...

Then shall two men - two women - one shall be taken, and the other left - The meaning seems to be, that so general should these calamities be, that no two persons, wheresoever found, or about whatsoever employed, should be both able to effect their escape; and that captivity and the sword should have a complete triumph over this unhappy people

Clarke: Mat 24:40-41 - -- Two women shall be grinding - Women alone are still employed in grinding the corn in the east; and it is only when despatch is required, or the uppe...

Two women shall be grinding - Women alone are still employed in grinding the corn in the east; and it is only when despatch is required, or the uppermost millstone is heavy, that a second woman is added. See Wakefield, and Harmer, Obs. vol. i. 253. That they were formerly thus employed, see Exo 11:5, and the note there. See also Isa 47:2.

Calvin: Mat 24:40 - -- 40.Two men shall then be in the field Before mentioning this, Luke inserts some sentences; the first of which is presented by Matthew as belonging to...

40.Two men shall then be in the field Before mentioning this, Luke inserts some sentences; the first of which is presented by Matthew as belonging to the destruction of Jerusalem, Let not him who shall be on the house-top go down into his house to carry away his furniture. But it is possible that Christ applied the same words to various subjects. Luke states also a warning, that the disciples should remember Lot’s wife; that is, that they should forget those things which are behind, (Phi 3:13) and advance towards the end of the heavenly calling. For Lot’s wife was changed into a pillar of salt, (Gen 19:26,) because, hesitating whether there were good reasons for departing from the city, she looked behind her, by which she gave the lie to the heavenly oracle. Perhaps, too, regret at leaving her nest, in which she had dwelt with comfort, induced her to turn her head. Since, therefore, God intended that she should remain as an everlasting demonstration, our minds ought to be strengthened by the constancy of faith, that they may not hesitate and give way in the middle of the course; and they ought also to be trained to perseverance, in order that, bidding adieu to the fascinations of a transitory life, they may rise cheerfully and willingly towards heaven.

Luke adds a third sentence, whosoever shall seek to save his soul will lose it, that the desire of an earthly life may not prevent believers from passing rapidly through the midst of death, to the salvation laid up for them in heaven. And Christ employs a strong expression to denote the frailty of the present life, when he says that souls (Ζωογονοῦνται), — that is, are begotten into life when they are lost. His meaning is the same as if he had declared that inch do not live in the world, because the commencement of that life which is real, and which is worthy of the name, is, to leave the world. Luke afterwards adds what we find also in Matthew, that husbands and wives will then be separated, that the tics by which human beings are bound to each other in the world may not hinder or retard the godly; for it frequently happens that, while men are paying attention to each other, not one of them advances a step. In order, therefor that every man in his own department, freed from every bond and impediment, may run with cheerfulness, Christ informs us that, out of a single couple, one partner will be taken, while the other is left. Not that all who are united must of necessity be thus separated; for the sacred bond of piety will cause a believing wife to cleave to a believing husband, and will cause children to accompany their father. But Christ only intended, in order to cut off every occasion of delay, to enjoin every one to make haste, that those who already prepared may not waste their time in waiting for their companions. Immediately afterwards Luke adds, where the carcass is, there will the eagles also be gathered together; which must not, however, be restricted to the last day, but as the disciples had asked, Where, Lord? that is, “How shall we stand erect amidst so great shaking? and how shall we remain safe amidst such dangerous storms? and to what places of concealment shall we resort for protection, when we are united?” Christ declares, as we find in Matthew—that he is the banner of solid union, and in which all the children of God must be gathered.

Defender: Mat 24:40 - -- The long section beginning at Mat 24:36 continually emphasizes watchfulness, and therefore imminence. In view of this context, the first event of His ...

The long section beginning at Mat 24:36 continually emphasizes watchfulness, and therefore imminence. In view of this context, the first event of His coming, the sudden rapture of believers, is the theme here. The one taken is caught up to be with the Lord, while his fellow worker, an unbeliever, is to endure the tribulation. Anyone who sets a date for His coming, however, is bound to be wrong, "for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh" (Mat 24:44; Mat 24:50)."

TSK: Mat 24:40 - -- the one : 2Ch 33:12-24; Luk 17:34-37, Luk 23:39-43; 1Co 4:7; 2Pe 2:5, 2Pe 2:7-9

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

Barnes: Mat 24:40 - -- Then shall two be in the field ... - The calamity will come suddenly. There will be no escape for those whom it overtakes. One shall be ta...

Then shall two be in the field ... - The calamity will come suddenly. There will be no escape for those whom it overtakes.

One shall be taken - The word "taken"may mean either to be taken away from the danger - that is, rescued, as Lot was Luk 17:28-29, or to be taken away "by death."Probably the latter is the meaning.

Poole: Mat 24:40-41 - -- Ver. 40,41. Some refer this to the coming of Christ in his kingdom of grace; some: to his coming in the day of judgment: it is true of both those com...

Ver. 40,41. Some refer this to the coming of Christ in his kingdom of grace; some: to his coming in the day of judgment: it is true of both those comings. God shows the freeness of his grace much in the conversion of sinners, and makes discriminations of which we can give no account, as he tells us, Luk 4:25-27 . But it seemeth here rather to be understood of that separation which Christ shall make at the day of judgment, of the sheep from the goats, the elect from the reprobates; for of that coming our Saviour seemeth to be speaking, both in the preceding and in the following words.

Haydock: Mat 24:40 - -- Then of two men, who shall think of nothing less than of going to appear before God, one shall be taken to be placed among the number of the elect, an...

Then of two men, who shall think of nothing less than of going to appear before God, one shall be taken to be placed among the number of the elect, and the other shall be left condemned to eternal fire with the damned, on account of his crimes. (Bible de Vence) ---

This example of the men in the field, and of the condition and disposition of men at the period of the deluge, strongly expresses how unexpectedly these evils will rush in upon mankind; and the subsequent account of the two women grinding in the mill, shews how little they were solicitous for their salvation. We are, moreover, taught by these examples, that some of all states and conditions will be saved, whether rich or poor, in ease or labour, or decorated with all the various degrees of worldly honour. The same is mentioned in Exodus, chap. xi, ver. 5. From the first-born of Pharao, who sitteth on his throne, even to the first-born of the handmaid that is at the mill, ... every first-born shall die. (St. John Chrysostom, hom. lxxviii.)

Gill: Mat 24:40 - -- Then shall two be in the field,.... About their proper business, of husbandry, ploughing, or sowing, or any other rural employment: the one shall b...

Then shall two be in the field,.... About their proper business, of husbandry, ploughing, or sowing, or any other rural employment:

the one shall be taken; not by the preaching of the Gospel, into the kingdom of God, or Gospel dispensation; though such a distinction God makes, by the ministry of the word, accompanied by his Spirit and power; nor by angels, to meet Christ in the air, and to be introduced into his kingdom and glory; but by the eagles, the Roman army, and either killed or carried captive by them:

and the other left; not in a state of nature and unregeneracy, as many are, to whom the Gospel is preached; nor with devils at the last day, to be thrust down by them into the infernal regions; but by the Romans, being by some remarkable providence, or another, delivered out of their hands; which was the case of some few, and these of the meaner sort; and therefore persons of a rural life and occupation are instanced in.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Mat 24:40 There is debate among commentators and scholars over the phrase one will be taken and one left about whether one is taken for judgment or for salvatio...

Geneva Bible: Mat 24:40 ( 10 ) Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. ( 10 ) Against those that persuade themselves that God will be mer...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Mat 24:1-51 - --1 Christ foretells the destruction of the temple;3 what and how great calamities shall be before it;29 the signs of his coming to judgment.36 And beca...

MHCC: Mat 24:29-41 - --Christ foretells his second coming. It is usual for prophets to speak of things as near and just at hand, to express the greatness and certainty of th...

Matthew Henry: Mat 24:32-51 - -- We have here the practical application of the foregoing prediction; in general, we must expect and prepare for the events here foretold. I. We must ...

Barclay: Mat 24:32-41 - --Few passages confront us with greater difficulties than this. It is in two sections and they seem to contradict each other. The first (Mat 24:32-35)...

Constable: Mat 19:3--26:1 - --VI. The official presentation and rejection of the King 19:3--25:46 This section of the Gospel continues Jesus' ...

Constable: Mat 24:1--25:46 - --E. The King's revelations concerning the future chs. 24-25 We now come to the fifth and final major disc...

Constable: Mat 24:32--25:31 - --6. The responsibilities of the disciples 24:32-25:30 Next Jesus exhorted His disciples on the ba...

Constable: Mat 24:32-44 - --The importance of vigilance 24:32-44 Jesus told His disciples four parables advocating v...

Constable: Mat 24:40-41 - --The parables of one taken and one left behind 24:40-41 (cf. Luke 17:34-35) Havin...

College: Mat 24:1-51 - --MATTHEW 24 J. FIFTH DISCOURSE: JUDGMENT TO COME (24:1-25:46) Following the diatribe of chapter 23, Jesus' fifth and final discourse spells out the c...

McGarvey: Mat 24:29-51 - -- CXIV. THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST. aMATT. XXIV. 29-51; bMARK XIII. 24-37; cLUKE XXI. 25-36.    b24 But in those days, aimmediately af...

Lapide: Mat 24:29-51 - --Ver. 29. But immediately after the tribulation, &c. Christ passes from the destruction of Jerusalem to the destruction of the world, and the signs whi...

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Introduction / Outline

Robertson: Matthew (Book Introduction) THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW By Way of Introduction The passing years do not make it any plainer who actually wrote our Greek Matthew. Papias r...

JFB: Matthew (Book Introduction) THE author of this Gospel was a publican or tax gatherer, residing at Capernaum, on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. As to his identity with t...

JFB: Matthew (Outline) GENEALOGY OF CHRIST. ( = Luke 3:23-38). (Mat. 1:1-17) BIRTH OF CHRIST. (Mat 1:18-25) VISIT OF THE MAGI TO JERUSALEM AND BETHLEHEM. (Mat 2:1-12) THE F...

TSK: Matthew (Book Introduction) Matthew, being one of the twelve apostles, and early called to the apostleship, and from the time of his call a constant attendant on our Saviour, was...

TSK: Matthew 24 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Mat 24:1, Christ foretells the destruction of the temple; Mat 24:3, what and how great calamities shall be before it; Mat 24:29, the sign...

Poole: Matthew 24 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 24

MHCC: Matthew (Book Introduction) Matthew, surnamed Levi, before his conversion was a publican, or tax-gatherer under the Romans at Capernaum. He is generally allowed to have written h...

MHCC: Matthew 24 (Chapter Introduction) (Mat 24:1-3) Christ foretells the destruction of the temple. (v. 4-28) The troubles before the destruction of Jerusalem. (Mat 24:29-41) Christ foret...

Matthew Henry: Matthew (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Gospel According to St. Matthew We have now before us, I. The New Testament of our Lord and Savior...

Matthew Henry: Matthew 24 (Chapter Introduction) Christ's preaching was mostly practical; but, in this chapter, we have a prophetical discourse, a prediction of things to come; such however as had...

Barclay: Matthew (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT MATTHEW The Synoptic Gospels Matthew, Mark and Luke are usually known as the Synoptic Gospels. Synopt...

Barclay: Matthew 24 (Chapter Introduction) The Vision Of Things To Come (Mat_24:1-31) We have already seen that it is one of the great characteristics of Matthew that he gathers together in l...

Constable: Matthew (Book Introduction) Introduction The Synoptic Problem The synoptic problem is intrinsic to all study of th...

Constable: Matthew (Outline) Outline I. The introduction of the King 1:1-4:11 A. The King's genealogy 1:1-17 ...

Constable: Matthew Matthew Bibliography Abbott-Smith, G. A. A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament. Edinburgh: T. & T. Cl...

Haydock: Matthew (Book Introduction) THE HOLY GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW INTRODUCTION. THIS and other titles, with the names of those that wrote the Gospels,...

Gill: Matthew (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO MATTHEW The subject of this book, and indeed of all the writings of the New Testament, is the Gospel. The Greek word ευαγγελ...

College: Matthew (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION HISTORY OF INTERPRETATION It may surprise the modern reader to realize that for the first two centuries of the Christian era, Matthew's...

College: Matthew (Outline) OUTLINE I. ESTABLISHING THE IDENTITY AND ROLE OF JESUS THE CHRIST - Matt 1:1-4:16 A. Genealogy of Jesus - 1:1-17 B. The Annunciation to Joseph...

Lapide: Matthew (Book Introduction) PREFACE. —————— IN presenting to the reader the Second Volume [Matt X to XXI] of this Translation of the great work of Cornelius à Lapi...

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