Luke 21:3

Luke 21:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
• New International Version (NIV)“Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said, "Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all;

Context of Luke 21:3

1Now He looked up and saw the wealthy putting their gifts into the temple treasury. 2And He saw a poor widow putting in two lepta coins. And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them; 4for they all contributed to the offering from their surplus; but she, from her poverty, put in all that she had to live on.” 5And while some were talking about the temple, that it was decorated with beautiful stones and vowed gifts, He said,

Luke 21:3 word by word

Καὶ εἶπεν· ἀληθῶς λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἡ χήρα αὕτη ἡ πτωχὴ πλεῖον πάντων ἔβαλεν·Read the interlinear

• And He saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• “Trulyἀληθῶςalēthōs · trulyG230
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• to you, thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• poorπτωχόςptōchos · poorG4434
• widowχήραchēra · widowG5503
• putβάλλωballō · to throw: putG906
• in moreπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• than allπᾶςpas · allG3956

Cross-references for Luke 21:3

• Luke 4:25But I say to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, when a severe famine came over all the land;
• Luke 9:27But I say to you truthfully, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.”
• Luke 12:44Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
• Acts 4:27For truly in this city there were gathered together against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,
• Acts 10:34Opening his mouth, Peter said: “I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality,
• Exodus 35:21And everyone whose heart stirred him and everyone whose spirit moved him came and brought the Lord’s contribution for the work of the tent of meeting and for all its service, and for the holy garments.
• Mark 12:43Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury;
• Mark 14:8She has done what she could; she has anointed My body beforehand for the burial.
• 2 Corinthians 8:2that in a great ordeal of affliction their abundance of joy and their deep poverty overflowed in the wealth of their liberality.
• 2 Corinthians 9:6Now I say this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously.

Commentaries on Luke 21:3

• 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. 1-4Jesus set the sacrificial offering of the poor widow in contrast to the greed and hypocrisy of the rich people, including the teachers of religious law (20:45–47).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. And he said--"to His disciples," whom He "called to Him" (Mr 12:43), to teach from it a great future lesson. more than ... all--in proportion to her means, which is God's standard (2Co 8:12).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 21:3

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

In the dictionaries

• Abundance
• Commotion
• Distress
• Gainsay
• Gospels
• Lift
• Look
• Mouth
• Surfeiting
• Terrify

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