Matthew 24:41
Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Watch therefore,.... Since the time of this desolation is so uncertain, and since it will come upon the Jews unawares, and some wilt escape, whilst others perish; for the words are plainly an…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Two women ... - Grinding in the East was performed, as it is now, chiefly by hand. The millstones were about 2 feet in diameter and 12 foot in thickness. The lower one was fixed, and the upper one was…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Two women shall be grinding at the mill In southern Palestine, where there are no mill-streams, hand-mills are to be seen and heard in every village. "Two women sit at the mill facing each other; both…