Luke 21:3

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

Luke 21:3 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 21:3

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; (See Gill on Mark 12:43).

Luke 21:3 In-Context

1 And he looked up and saw the rich casting their gifts into the treasury.
2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting two mites in there.
3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you that this poor widow has cast in more than they all;
4 for all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God, but she out of her poverty has cast in all the living that she had.
5 And as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
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