Luke 21:3 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 21:3

“Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

6 voices

Leo the Great

SERMON 20.3.1 (461)

Although the spite of some people does not grow gentle with any kindness, nevertheless the works of mercy are not fruitless, and kindness never loses what is offered to the ungrateful. May no one, dearly beloved, make themselves strangers to good works. Let no one claim that his poverty scarcely sufficed for himself and could not help another. What is offered from a little is great, and in the scale of divine justice, the quantity of gifts is not measured but the steadfastness of souls.

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The Church Fathers2 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (444)

She offered two oboli, which with the sweat of her brow she had earned for her daily living, or what she daily begs for at the hands of others she gives to God, showing that her poverty is fruitful to her. Therefore does she surpass the others, and by a just award receives a crown from God; as it follows, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more, &c.

Ambrose of Milan

LETTERS TO LAYMEN 84 (397)

While [Jesus] stood in the temple, he also gave the verdict of which we are speaking. In the following verses, you have: "Jesus spoke these words in the treasury while teaching in the temple. And no one seized him." What is the treasury? It is the contribution of the faithful, the bank of the poor, and the refuge of the needy.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

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

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

We learn, for one thing, from these verses — how keenly our Lord Jesus Christ observes the things that are done upon earth. We read that "He looked up and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. And He saw also a certain poor widow casting in two mites." We might well suppose that our Lord's mind at this season would have been wholly occupied with the things immediately before Him. His betrayal, His unjust judgment, His cross, His passion, His death — were all close at hand — and He knew it.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
εἶπεν·	eipen	He said;	G2036 →
ἀληθῶς	alēthōs	Truly	G230 →
λέγω	legō	I say	G3004 →
ὑμῖν	humin	to you	G4771 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
χήρα	chēra	widow	G5503 →
αὕτη	hautē	this	G3778 →
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
πτωχὴ	ptōchē	poor	G4434 →
πλεῖον	pleion	more	G4119 →
πάντων	pantōn	than all	G3956 →
ἔβαλεν·	ebalen	has cast in;	G906 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 10:34
Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
leads to
- Romans 2:11
  For God does not show favoritism.
- 2 Chronicles 19:7
  And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”
- Deuteronomy 10:17
  For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.
- Colossians 3:25
  Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.
- Job 34:19
  who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
Through
2 Corinthians 8:12
For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
leads to
- Mark 12:42–44
  Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.
- 2 Corinthians 9:7
  Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
- Exodus 35:29
  So all the men and women of the Israelites whose hearts prompted them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke