Luke 21:1
And, looking up, he saw the, rich, who were casting their gifts into the treasury,—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
In Context
2and he saw a certain poor widow, casting in thither two mites;
Cross References
Joshua 6:19But, as for all silver and gold and vessels of bronze and iron, hallowed, it is to Yahweh,—unto the treasury of Yahweh, shall it come.
1 Kings 14:26and took away the treasures of the house of Yahweh, and the treasures of the house of the king, yea, the whole, took he away,—and took away all the bucklers of gold, which, Solomon, had made.
2 Chronicles 36:18And, all the utensils of the house of God, both great and small, and the treasures of the house of Yahweh, and the treasures of the king and of his rulers, the whole, carried he to Babylon;
Matthew 27:6But, the High-priests, taking the pieces of silver, said—It is not allowed, to cast them into the treasury; since, a price of blood, they are.
Mark 12:41And, taking his seat over against the treasury, he was observing how, the multitude, was casting in copper into the treasury, and, man rich, were casting in, much.
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 →