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Luke 21:1-4 KJV
Luke · chapter 21 · verses 1–4 · King James Version
1And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. 2And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. 3And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: 4For 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.Luke 21:1-4 · King James Version
Luke 21:1-4 in context
1And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
2And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
3And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
4For 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.
5And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
6As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- abundanceperisseuōto exceed a fixed number of measure, to be left over and above a certain number or…G4052 →
- castingballōto throw or let go of a thing without caring where it falls, to scatter, to throw, cast…G906 →
- certaintisa certain, a certain one, some, some time, a whileG5100 →
- thitherekeithere, in or to that placeG1563 →
- penuryhysterēmadeficiency, that which is lacking, in reference to property and resources, poverty, want…G5303 →
- livingbioslife, life extensively, the period or course of life, that by which life is sustained…G979 →
- giftsdōrona gift, present, gifts offered in expression of honour, of sacrifices and other gifts…G1435 →
- widowchēraa widow, metaph. a city stripped of its inhabitants and riches is represented under the…G5503 →
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