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Chinese NCV (Simplified)

路加福音 21:1

窮寡婦的奉獻(可12:41~44)耶穌抬眼看見有錢的人把奉獻投入奉獻箱。

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Judgment;   Responsibility;   Treasure-Houses;   Thompson Chain Reference - Generosity;   Liberality;   Liberality-Parsimony;   The Topic Concordance - Charity;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Luke, gospel of;   Poor;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Priest, Christ as;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Gift;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Widow;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Community of Goods;   Jerusalem;   Luke, Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Kingdom of God;   Treasure, Treasury, Treasurer;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Appreciation (of Christ);   Claim;   Ebionism (2);   Gestures;   Giving;   Humility;   Liberality;   Poverty (2);   Temple (2);   Treasury;   Wealth (2);   Widow ;   Winter ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Treasury;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Mite;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Mite,;   Treasury,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Treasure;   Treasury (of Temple);  

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
耶 稣 抬 头 观 看 , 见 财 主 把 捐 项 投 在 库 里 ,

Contextual Overview

1 As Jesus looked up, he saw some rich people putting their gifts into the Temple money box. 2 Then he saw a poor widow putting two small copper coins into the box. 3 He said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow gave more than all those rich people. 4 They gave only what they did not need. This woman is very poor, but she gave all she had to live on."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

and saw: Mark 7:11-13, Mark 12:41-44

the treasury: Joshua 6:19, Joshua 6:24, 1 Kings 14:26, 2 Kings 24:13, 2 Chronicles 36:18, Nehemiah 13:13, Matthew 27:6, John 8:20

Reciprocal: Leviticus 27:8 - poorer 1 Chronicles 28:11 - the treasuries Ezra 2:68 - offered freely Nehemiah 7:71 - chief Matthew 23:5 - all Romans 12:8 - giveth 2 Corinthians 8:2 - their deep 2 Corinthians 8:12 - if Ephesians 4:28 - that he

Cross-References

Genesis 17:16
I will bless her and give her a son, and you will be the father. She will be the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will come from her."
Genesis 17:19
God said, "No, Sarah your wife will have a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will make my agreement with him to be an agreement that continues forever with all his descendants.
Genesis 17:21
But I will make my agreement with Isaac, the son whom Sarah will have at this same time next year."
Genesis 18:10
Then the Lord said, "I will certainly return to you about this time a year from now. At that time your wife Sarah will have a son." Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent which was behind him.
Genesis 18:14
Is anything too hard for the Lord ? No! I will return to you at the right time a year from now, and Sarah will have a son."
Genesis 21:17
God heard the boy crying, and God's angel called to Hagar from heaven. He said, "What is wrong, Hagar? Don't be afraid! God has heard the boy crying there.
Genesis 21:20
God was with the boy as he grew up. Ishmael lived in the desert and became an archer.
Genesis 50:24
Joseph said to his brothers, "I am about to die, but God will take care of you. He will lead you out of this land to the land he promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."
Exodus 3:16
"Go and gather the elders and tell them this: ‘The Lord , the God of your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, has appeared to me. He said, I care about you, and I have seen what has happened to you in Egypt.
Exodus 4:31
and the Israelites believed. When they heard that the Lord was concerned about them and had seen their troubles, they bowed down and worshiped him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he looked up,.... As Christ sat over against the treasury, looking upon the ground, he lift up his eyes; for the treasury was not in an high place, or above Christ, who was right against it. The Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions leave out this clause.

And saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury;

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this explained in the notes at Mark 12:41-44.

Luke 21:4

Penury - Poverty. See this explained in the notes at Mark 12:41-44.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XXI.

The poor widow casting two mites into the treasury, 1-4.

the destruction of the temple foretold, 5, 6.

The signs of this desolation, 7.

False Christs, 8.

Wars, 9, 10.

Earthquakes and fearful sights, 11.

Persecutions against the godly, 12-19.

Directions how to escape, 20-22.

The tribulation of those times, 23-28.

The parable of the fig tree, illustrative of the time when they

may expect these calamities, 29-33.

The necessity of sobriety and watchfulness, 34-36.

He teaches by day in the temple, and lodges by night in the

mount of Olives, and the people come early to hear him, 37, 38.

NOTES ON CHAP. XXI.

Verse Luke 21:1. The rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. — See all this, from Luke 21:1-4, explained on Mark 12:41-44.


 
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