Luke 21:4
For all these have of their abundance cast into the offerings of God: but she of her want, hath cast in all the living that she had.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
3And he said: Verily I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
5And some saying of the temple, that it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said:
Cross References
Luke 8:43And there was a certain woman having an issue of blood twelve years, who had bestowed all her substance on physicians, and could not be healed by any.
Acts 2:44And all they that believed, were together, and had all things common.
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 →