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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on."
• 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 also a certain poor widow putting in two mites. 3So He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all; 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.” 5Then, as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and donations, He said, 6“These things which you see—the days will come in which not one stone shall be left upon another that shall 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 8:43Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any,
• Luke 15:12And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood.
• Acts 2:44Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common,
• Acts 4:34Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were 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

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Abundance
• Commotion
• Distress
• Gainsay
• 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