Luke 21:1
Looking up He saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasure chest.
Family 35 New Testament
In The King James Version
And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
In Context
2But He also saw a certain poor widow putting in two mites.
Cross References
Matthew 27:6Then the chief priests took the coins and said, “It isn't lawful to put them into the treasury, being blood money.”
Mark 12:41Then Jesus sat down opposite the offering chest and started watching how the people were depositing money into the chest. Many rich people put in large amounts.
Matthew Henry on Luke 21:1
In this chapter we have, I. The notice Christ took, and the approbation he gave, of a poor widow that cast two mites into the treasury, ver. 1-4 . II. A prediction of future events, in answer to his disciples' enquiries concerning them, ver. 5-7 . 1. Of what should happen between that and the destruction of Jerusalem—false Christs arising, bloody wars and persecutions of Christ's followers, ver. 8-19 . 2. Of that destruction itself, ver. 20-24 . 3. Of the second coming of Jesus Christ to judge the world, under the… Read the whole commentary →