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- Jesus continues speaking.
- In that night - This refers to what will happen if the Son of Man comes during the night.
- there will be two men in one bed - This is a hypothetical situation about what two people might be doing at the time. It can be translated as "there may be two men on one couch." (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_hypo)
- bed - "couch" or "cot"
- the one will be taken and the other left - "one man will be taken and the other man will be left behind." AT: "God will take one man and leave the other," or "angels will take one and leave behind the other." (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_activepassive)
- there will be two women grinding together - This is a hypothetical situation about what two women might be doing at the time. AT: "there may be two women grinding grain together." (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_hypo)
- Where, Lord? - "Lord, where will this happen?" (UDB)
- Where there is a body, there will the vultures also be gathered together - Apparently this is a proverb that means "It will be obvious" or "You will know it when it happens." It can also be translated as a simile: "As vultures gathering shows that there is a dead body, so these things show that the Son of Man is being revealed." (See: :en:obe:other:proverb, en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_simile)
- vultures - Vultures are large birds that fly together and eat the flesh of dead animals that they find. You could describe birds this way or use the word for a local bird that does this.