Luke 21:4

Luke 21:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
• New International Version (NIV)All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood that she had.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)For they have given a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she has.”

Context of Luke 21:4

2and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. 3And he said, "Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on." 5And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said, 6"As for these things that you see, the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down."

Luke 21:4 word by word

πάντες γὰρ οὗτοι ἐκ τοῦ περισσεύοντος αὐτοῖς ἔβαλον εἰς τὰ δῶρα αὕτη δὲ ἐκ τοῦ ὑστερήματος αὐτῆς πάντα τὸν βίον ὃν εἶχεν ἔβαλεν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• allἅπαςhapas · allG537
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• have ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• abundanceπερισσεύωperisseuō · to exceedG4052
• cast inβάλλωballō · to throw: putG906
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the offeringsδῶρονdōron · giftG1435
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• butδέde · thenG1161
• penuryὑστέρημαhusterēma · deficiencyG5303
• the livingβίοςbios · lifeG979
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• she hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192

Cross-references for Luke 21:4

• Luke 8:43And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and though she had spent all her living on physicians, she could not be healed by anyone.
• Luke 15:12And the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.' And he divided his property between them.
• Acts 2:44And all who believed were together and had all things in common.
• Acts 4:34There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold

Commentaries on Luke 21:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-4Verses 1-4 See this explained in the notes at Mark 12:41-44. Luke 21:4 Penury - Poverty. See this explained in the notes at Mark 12:41-44.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The size of the gift matters less than the attitude of the person who gives it.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. of their abundance--their superfluity; what they had to spare," or beyond what they needed. of her penury--or "want" (Mr 12:44)--her deficiency, of what was less than her own wants required, "all the living she had." Mark (Mr 12:44) still more emphatically, "all that she had--her whole subsistence." Note: (1) As temple offerings are needed still for the service of Christ at home and abroad, so "looking down" now, as then "up," Me "sees" who "cast in,"…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 21:4

• Duty
• Judgment
• Liberality
• Responsibility
• Self-Denial
• Women

In the dictionaries

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• Abundance
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• Distress
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• Gospels
• Lift
• Look
• Mouth

Commentaries on Luke 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings