Luke 21:1
Jesus looked up and saw the rich men who were putting their gifts into the treasury.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
In Context
2He saw a certain poor widow putting in two mites.
Cross References
Joshua 6:19All the silver, gold, and the things made of bronze and iron are set apart to Yahweh. They must go into the treasury of Yahweh.”
1 Kings 14:26He took away the treasures in the house of Yahweh, and the treasures in the king's house. He took everything away; he also took all the shields of gold that Solomon had made.
2 Chronicles 36:18All the furnishings of the house of God, great and small, the treasures of the house of Yahweh, and the treasures of the king and his officials—all these he took to Babylon.
Matthew 27:6The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, “It is not lawful to put this into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.”
Mark 12:41Then Jesus sat down across from an offering box in the temple area; he was watching people as they dropped their money into the box. Many rich people put in large amounts of money.
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 →