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Luke 21:3

And he said, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has given more than all of them:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Duty;   Judgment;   Liberality;   Responsibility;   Self-Denial;   Women;   Thompson Chain Reference - Christ;   Commendation-Reproof;   Divine;   Generosity;   Liberality;   Liberality-Parsimony;   Virtues;   Womanhood, Crowning Qualities of;   Women;   Words of Christ;   The Topic Concordance - Charity;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Luke, gospel of;   Poor;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Priest, Christ as;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Widow;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Community of Goods;   Luke, Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Kingdom of God;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Appreciation (of Christ);   Claim;   Complacency;   Humility;   Law of God;   Poverty (2);   Science (2);   Verily;   Wealth (2);   Widow ;   Winter ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Mite;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Mite,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Poor;   Treasury (of Temple);   Truth;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for July 18;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Truly I tell you,”
King James Version (1611)
And he said, Of a truth, I say vnto you, that this poore widow hath cast in more then they all.
King James Version
And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
English Standard Version
And he said, "Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.
New American Standard Bible
And He said, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them;
New Century Version
He said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow gave more than all those rich people.
Amplified Bible
He said, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow has put in [proportionally] more than all of them;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And He said, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them;
Legacy Standard Bible
And He said, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them.
Berean Standard Bible
"Truly I tell you," He said, "this poor widow has put in more than all the others.
Contemporary English Version
And he said, "I tell you that this poor woman has put in more than all the others.
Complete Jewish Bible
He said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put in more than all the others.
Darby Translation
And he said, Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow has cast in more than all;
Easy-to-Read Version
He said, "This poor widow gave only two small coins. But the truth is, she gave more than all those rich people.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he sayd, Of a trueth I say vnto you, that this poore widowe hath cast in more then they all.
George Lamsa Translation
And he said, Truly I say to you, that this poor widow has cast in more than every man.
Good News Translation
He said, "I tell you that this poor widow put in more than all the others.
Lexham English Bible
And he said, "Truly I say to you that this poor widow put in more than all of them.
Literal Translation
And He said, Truly I say to you, This poor widow put in more than all.
American Standard Version
And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than they all:
Hebrew Names Version
He said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow put in more than all of them,
International Standard Version
He said, "Truly I tell you, this destitute widow has dropped in more than all of them.2 Corinthians 8:12;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And he said, Truth I say to you, That this poor widow hath thrown in more than every one:
Murdock Translation
And he said: Truly I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than any one.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he sayde, Of a trueth I say vnto you, that this poore wydowe hath put in more then they all.
English Revised Version
And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than they all:
World English Bible
He said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow put in more than all of them,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he said, Of a truth I say to you, This poor widow hath cast in more than they all.
Weymouth's New Testament
and He said, "In truth I tell you that this widow, so poor, has thrown in more than any of them.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide, Treuli Y seie to you, that this pore widewe keste more than alle men.
Update Bible Version
And he said, Of a truth I say to you, This poor widow cast in more than all [of them]:
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said, Of a truth I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all.
New English Translation
He said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.
New King James Version
So He said, "Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all;
New Living Translation
"I tell you the truth," Jesus said, "this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them.
New Life Bible
He said, "I tell you the truth, this poor woman has put in more than all of them.
New Revised Standard
He said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and he said - Of a truth, I say unto you - This destitute widow, more than they all, hath cast in;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said: Verily, I say to you that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all.
Revised Standard Version
And he said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he sayde: of a trueth I saye vnto you this poore wyddowe hath put in moare then they all.
Young's Literal Translation
and he said, `Truly I say to you, that this poor widow did cast in more than all;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and he sayde: Verely I saye vnto you: This poore wedowe hath put in more the they all:
Mace New Testament (1729)
and he said, I declare unto you, that this poor widow has thrown in more than they all.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus said, "Did y'all see that? That little old widow lady just put in more than all those rich people combined.

Contextual Overview

1 And looking up, he saw the men of wealth putting their offerings in the money-box. 2 And he saw a certain poor widow putting in a farthing. 3 And he said, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has given more than all of them: 4 For they gave out of their wealth, having more than enough for themselves: but she, even out of her need, has put in all her living.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Of: Luke 4:25, Luke 9:27, Luke 12:44, Acts 4:27, Acts 10:34

more: Exodus 35:21-29, Mark 12:43, Mark 12:44, Mark 14:8, Mark 14:9, 2 Corinthians 8:2, 2 Corinthians 8:3, 2 Corinthians 8:12, 2 Corinthians 9:6, 2 Corinthians 9:7

Reciprocal: Amos 4:12 - prepare 1 Corinthians 13:3 - though I bestow

Cross-References

Genesis 17:19
And God said, Not so; but Sarah, your wife, will have a son, and you will give him the name Isaac, and I will make my agreement with him for ever and with his seed after him.
Genesis 21:6
And Sarah said, God has given me cause for laughing, and everyone who has news of it will be laughing with me.
Genesis 21:12
But God said, Let it not be a grief to you because of the boy and Hagar his mother; give ear to whatever Sarah says to you, because it is from Isaac that your seed will take its name.
Genesis 22:2
And he said to him, Take your son, your dearly loved only son Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah and give him as a burned offering on one of the mountains of which I will give you knowledge.
Joshua 24:3
And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the River, guiding him through all the land of Canaan; I made his offspring great in number, and gave him Isaac.
Matthew 1:2
The son of Abraham was Isaac; and the son of Isaac was Jacob; and the sons of Jacob were Judah and his brothers;
Acts 7:8
And he made with him the agreement of which circumcision was the sign. And so Abraham had a son, Isaac, and gave him circumcision on the eighth day; and Isaac had a son, Jacob, and Jacob was the father of the twelve heads of the families of Israel.
Romans 9:7
And they are not all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, In Isaac will your seed be named.
Hebrews 11:18
Of whom it had been said, From Isaac will your seed take their name:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said,.... To his disciples, as the Ethiopic version adds; these he called to him, upon this occasion, as appears from Mark 12:43

of a truth I say unto you, that this poor woman hath cast in more than they all: than all the rich men; not in quantity, but in proportion to her ability; Mark 12:43- :.

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.


 
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