Luke 21:4

"for these men have all contributed to the offering out of their surplus, but she, out of her want, contributed all she had to live on."

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

3And he said. "Of truth I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than than they all;

5And to some who were about the Temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones votive offerings, he said,

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Cross References

Luke 8:43And a woman who for twelve years had had a hemorrhage, and had spent on doctors all that she had, but none had cured her,

Acts 2:44And all the believers were together, and had all things in common.

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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