Luke 21:1-6

The Widow's Offering

1 1Jesus[a] looked up and saw the rich 2putting their gifts into 3the offering box,
2 and he saw a poor widow put in two 4small copper coins.[b]
3 And he said, "Truly, I tell you, 5this poor widow has put in more than all of them.
4 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her 6poverty put in all 7she had to live on."

Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple

5 8And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said,
6 "As for these things that you see, 9the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down."

Cross References 9

  • 1. For ver. 1-4, see Mark 12:41-44
  • 2. 2 Kings 12:9
  • 3. John 8:20(Gk.)
  • 4. Luke 12:59
  • 5. [2 Corinthians 8:2, 12]
  • 6. [Philippians 4:11]
  • 7. Luke 8:43
  • 8. For ver. 5-36, see Matthew 24:1-51; Mark 13:1-37
  • 9. Luke 19:43, 44; See Luke 17:22

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Greek He
  • [b]. Greek two lepta; a lepton was a Jewish bronze or copper coin worth about 1/128 of a denarius (which was a day's wage for a laborer)
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