Matthew 24:40 Cross References - Moffatt

⁴⁰ Then there will be two men in the field, one will be taken and one will be left;

³⁴ On that night, I tell you, there will be two men in the one bed, the one will be taken and the other left; ³⁵ two women will be grinding together, the one will be taken and the other left." ³⁶ -- ³⁷ They asked him, "Where, Lord?" And he said to them, "Where the body is lying, there the vultures will gather."

³⁹ One of the criminals who had been hung also abused him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us as well." ⁴⁰ But the other checked him, saying, "Have you no fear even of God? You are suffering the same punishment as he. ⁴¹ And we suffer justly; we are getting what we deserve for our deeds. But he has done no harm." ⁴² And he added, "Jesus, do not forget me when you come to reign." ⁴³ "I tell you truly," said Jesus, "you will be in paradise with me this very day."

⁷ Who singles you out, my brother? What do you possess that has not been given you? And if it was given you, why do you boast as if it had been gained, not given?

⁵ if he did not spare the ancient world but kept Noah, the herald of righteousness, safe with seven others, when he let loose the deluge on the world of impious men:

⁷ but rescued righteous Lot who was sore burdened by the immoral behaviour of the lawless ⁸ (for when that righteous man resided among them, by what he saw and heard his righteous soul was vexed day after day with their unlawful doings) — ⁹ then be sure the Lord knows how to rescue pious folk from trial, and how to keep the unrighteous under punishment till the day of doom,