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Luke 21:2 KJV
Luke · chapter 21 · verse 2
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.Luke 21:2 · King James Version
Luke 21:2 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- certaintisa certain, a certain one, some, some time, a whileG5100 →
- castingballōto throw or let go of a thing without caring where it falls, to scatter, to throw, cast…G906 →
- thitherekeithere, in or to that placeG1563 →
- widowchēraa widow, metaph. a city stripped of its inhabitants and riches is represented under the…G5503 →
- poorpenichrosneedy, poorG3998 →
- saweidōto see, to perceive with the eyes, to perceive by any of the senses, to perceive, notice…G1492 →
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This short passage of story we had before in Mark. It is thus recorded twice, to teach us, 1. That charity to the poor is a main matter in religion. Our Lord Jesus took all occasions to commend it and recommend it. He had just mentioned the barbarity of the scribes, who devoured poor widows (ch. 20);
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-4