New King James Version
Luke 21:3
3So He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all;
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 Living Translation (NLT)“I tell you the truth,” Jesus said, “this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them.
Context of Luke 21:3
1And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, 2and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites. So He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all; 4for 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.” 5Then, as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and donations, He said,
Read all of Luke 21Luke 21:3 word by word
Καὶ εἶπεν· ἀληθῶς λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἡ χήρα αὕτη ἡ πτωχὴ πλεῖον πάντων ἔβαλεν·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Of a truthἀληθῶςalēthōs · trulyG230
- I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto youσύsu · youG4771
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- poorπτωχόςptōchos · poorG4434
- widowχήραchēra · widowG5503
- hath cast inβάλλωballō · to throw: putG906
- moreπλείων, πλεῖονpleiōn pleion pleon · greaterG4119
- than they allπᾶςpas · allG3956
Cross-references for Luke 21:3
- Luke 4:25But I tell you truly, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land;
- Luke 9:27But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God.”
- Luke 12:44Truly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all that he has.
- Acts 4:27“For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together
- Acts 10:34Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality.
- Exodus 35:21Then everyone came whose heart was stirred, and everyone whose spirit was willing, and they brought the Lord’s offering for the work of the tabernacle of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments.
- Mark 12:43So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury;
- Mark 14:8She has done what she could. She has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial.
- 2 Corinthians 8:2that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality.
- 2 Corinthians 9:6But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
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
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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
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