Luke 21:3 "Truly I tell you," he said, "this poor widow has put in more than all the others.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
"Truly I tell you," he said, "this poor widow has put in more than all the others.

English Standard Version
And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.

New American Standard Bible
And He said, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them;

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"I tell you the truth," He said. "This poor widow has put in more than all of them.

International Standard Version
He said, "I tell you with certainty, this destitute widow has dropped in more than all of them,

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said: Verily I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:

Darby Bible Translation
And he said, Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow has cast in more than all;

Young's Literal Translation
and he said, 'Truly I say to you, that this poor widow did cast in more than all;

Cross References

Luke 21:2
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.

Luke 21:4
For all these have of their abundance cast in to the offerings of God: but she of her penury has cast in all the living that she had.

2 Corinthians 8:12
For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man has, and not according to that he has not.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

21:1-4 From the offering of this poor widow, learn that what we rightly give for the relief of the poor, and the support of God's worship, is given unto God; and our Saviour sees with pleasure whatever we have in our hearts to give for the relief of his members, or for his service. Blessed Lord! the poorest of thy servants have two mites, they have a soul and a body; persuade and enable us to offer both unto thee; how happy shall we be in thine accepting of them!

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

3. And he said—"to His disciples," whom He "called to Him" (Mr 12:43), to teach from it a great future lesson.

more than … all—in proportion to her means, which is God's standard (2Co 8:12).