Luke 21:3

and he said—Of a truth, I say unto you—This destitute widow, more than they all, hath cast in;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:

In Context

2and he saw a certain poor widow, casting in thither two mites;

4For, all these, out of their superfluity, have cast in among the gifts, but, she, out of her deficiency, all the living that she had, hath cast in.

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Cross References

Mark 12:43And, calling near his disciples, he said to them—Verily, I say unto you, this destitute widow, more than they all, hath cast in, of those casting into the treasury;

Luke 4:25And, of a truth, I say unto you—Many widows, were in the days of Elijah, in Israel, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there came a great famine upon all the land;

Luke 12:44Of a truth, I say unto you—Over all his possessions, will he appoint him.

Acts 10:34And Peter, opening his mouth, said—Of a truth, I find that God is no respecter of persons;

2 Corinthians 8:12For, if the forwardness is set forth, according to what one may have, he is well approved, not according to what one hath not.

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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