Luke 21:3
And He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
In Context
2and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites.
Cross References
Mark 12:43And having summoned His disciples, He said to them, “Assuredly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who are putting into the treasury.
Luke 4:25But I tell you truly, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine all over the land;
Luke 12:44Truly I say to you, that he will appoint him over all his possessions.
Acts 10:34And Peter, opening his mouth, said: “In truth I comprehend that God is not One to show partiality.
2 Corinthians 8:12For if there is first a readiness, it is acceptable according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have.
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 →