Luke 17:34 Meaning and Explanation
“I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →On that night two will share one bed; one will be taken and the other left.
What Does Luke 17:34 Mean?
Jesus moves from ancient history to that coming night. His example is deliberately intimate: two in one bed — a household at rest, the closest nearness human life affords. The day of the Son of man will distinguish even there.
The nearest human bond cannot substitute for personal readiness before God. Each soul meets that day singly: one taken, one left, from the same pillow. The warning is not meant to breed dread but to end all spiritual borrowing — no one is ready by association, by family, or by proximity to the faithful. Let every household hear the invitation in it: see that each heart, by name, belongs to Christ.
Luke 17:34 in the Original Language
paralambano (παραλαμβάνω), 'taken' -- to take along, to receive to oneself.
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What does Luke 17:34 mean?
On that night two will share one bed; one will be taken and the other left.