Luke 21:5

Then, as some were talking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts consecrated to God, Jesus said,

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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 they have all put in gifts for God out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, has put in all that she had to live on.”

6“As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another; all of them will be torn down.”

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Cross References

Matthew 24:1As Jesus came out from the temple courts and was walking away, his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.

John 2:20The Jews said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will yoʋ 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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