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 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.”

Context of Luke 21:4

2Then a poor widow came by and dropped in two small coins. 3“I tell you the truth,” Jesus said, “this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them. For they have given a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she has.” 5Some of his disciples began talking about the majestic stonework of the Temple and the memorial decorations on the walls. But Jesus said, 6“The time is coming when all these things will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!”

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 8:43A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding, and she could find no cure.
• Luke 15:12The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now before you die.’ So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons.
• Acts 2:44And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had.
• Acts 4:34There were no needy people among them, because those who owned land or houses would sell them

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
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• 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