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Luke 17:35 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 35. 35Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
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Quick Meaning
Luke 17:35 supplies Luke 17:35's own evidence for “The Kingdom Is Present among You and the Son's Day Remains Unscheduled”: “Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left”.
Read It With
- Luke 17:20–17:37
Read Luke 17:35 with 17:20–17:37. In isolation, this contribution—supplies Luke 17:35's own evidence for “The Kingdom Is Present among You and the Son's Day Remains Unscheduled”: “Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left”—can be detached from its speaker, audience, scene or teaching sequence, and outcome. The complete unit establishes: Jesus tells Pharisees God's kingdom is not captured by observable signs and is among them, then warns disciples against chasing claims, compares the Son-of-Man day to Noah and Lot, and demands readiness amid sudden separation.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Luke 17:35 supplies Luke 17:35's own evidence for “The Kingdom Is Present among You and the Son's Day Remains Unscheduled”: “Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left”. This precise contribution belongs inside “The Kingdom Is Present among You and the Son's Day Remains Unscheduled” because Jesus tells Pharisees God's kingdom is not captured by observable signs and is among them, then warns disciples against chasing claims, compares the Son-of-Man day to Noah and Lot, and demands readiness amid sudden separation.
What Remains True
Luke 17:35 supplies Luke 17:35's own evidence for “The Kingdom Is Present among You and the Son's Day Remains Unscheduled”: “Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left”. Read inside Luke 17:20–17:37, this contribution supports the unit's proportionate truth: Jesus tells Pharisees God's kingdom is not captured by observable signs and is among them, then warns disciples against chasing claims, compares the Son-of-Man day to Noah and Lot, and demands readiness amid sudden separation. Its use remains accountable to affected people and the unit's explicit boundary.
How It Can Shape Life
- Luke 17:35 supplies Luke 17:35's own evidence for “The Kingdom Is Present among You and the Son's Day Remains Unscheduled”: “Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left”. Its faithful response is proportionate to that role: Recognize God's reign in Jesus' present work while waiting humbly for the Son of Man; resist timetables, secret-location claims, conspiracy maps, and panic-driven politics.
Continue in Context
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Read Luke 17:20–17:37 — The Kingdom Is Present among You and the Son's Day Remains UnscheduledSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and coverage.
Exact location: Luke 17:20–17:37, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording and sentence relations; the edition is not treated as a complete apparatus.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Luke.txt, 17:20–17:37
Open the Luke Greek text file ↗open translation and translator notes
NET Bible First Edition Notes: Luke
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, KJV-language clarification, historical notes, Synoptic parallels, and textual alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible First Edition Luke PDF, exact tn/tc/sn entries attached to Luke 17:20–17:37
Open source ↗