Luke 21:5

And as some were saying of the temple, that it was adorned with beautiful stones and offerings, he said:

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,

In Context

4For all these, from their abundance, have thrown in among the gifts of God; but she, from her poverty, has thrown in all the living that she had.

6As for these things which you see, the days will come in which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

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Cross References

Matthew 24:1And Jesus went out, and was departing from the temple, and his disciples came to him to point out to him the buildings of the temple.

John 2:20Then the Jews said to him: Forty and six years was this temple in building, and will you rebuild it in three days?

Matthew Henry on Luke 21:2-5

Christ Commendeth the Poor Widow. 1 And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. 2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. 3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: 4 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. This short passage of story we had before in Mark. It is thus recorded twice, to teach us, 1. That… Read the whole commentary →

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