Luke 21:5

Then, as some spoke about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and donations, He said,

English Majority Text (NT)

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 out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood which she had.” 1 Jesus Predicts the Destruction of the Temple

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.” 1 The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age

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Cross References

Matthew 24:1Then Jesus went out and departed 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, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up 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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