Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. New Living Translation Then a poor widow came by and dropped in two small coins. English Standard Version and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. Berean Standard Bible and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. Berean Literal Bible and He saw a certain poor widow casting in two lepta. King James Bible And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. New King James Version and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites. New American Standard Bible And He saw a poor widow putting in two lepta coins. NASB 1995 And He saw a poor widow putting in two small copper coins. NASB 1977 And He saw a certain poor widow putting in two small copper coins. Legacy Standard Bible And He saw a poor widow putting in two lepta. Amplified Bible And He saw a poor widow putting in two small copper coins. Christian Standard Bible He also saw a poor widow dropping in two tiny coins. Holman Christian Standard Bible He also saw a poor widow dropping in two tiny coins. American Standard Version And he saw a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he saw also a certain poor widow who cast in two shemonas. Contemporary English Version He also saw a poor widow putting in a few cents. Douay-Rheims Bible And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in two brass mites. English Revised Version And he saw a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. GOD'S WORD® Translation He noticed a poor widow drop in two small coins. Good News Translation and he also saw a very poor widow dropping in two little copper coins. International Standard Version Then he saw a destitute widow drop in two small copper coins. Literal Standard Version and He also saw a certain poor widow casting two mites there, Majority Standard Bible and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. New American Bible and he noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins. NET Bible He also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. New Revised Standard Version he also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. New Heart English Bible He saw a certain poor widow casting in two lepta. Webster's Bible Translation And he saw also a certain poor widow, casting in thither two mites. Weymouth New Testament He also saw a poor widow dropping in two farthings, World English Bible He saw a certain poor widow casting in two small brass coins. Young's Literal Translation and he saw also a certain poor widow casting there two mites, Additional Translations ... Context The Poor Widow's Offering1Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, 2and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. 3“Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.… Cross References Mark 12:42 Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius. Luke 21:3 "Truly I tell you," He said, "this poor widow has put in more than all the others. Treasury of Scripture And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. mites. Mark 12:42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. Jump to Previous Brass Casting Coins Copper Dropping Farthing Farthings Mites Poor Putting Small Therein Thither WidowJump to Next Brass Casting Coins Copper Dropping Farthing Farthings Mites Poor Putting Small Therein Thither WidowLuke 21 1. Jesus commends the poor widow.5. He foretells the destruction of the temple, and of the city Jerusalem; 25. the signs also which shall be before the last day. 34. He exhorts them to be watchful. (2) A certain poor widow.--St. Luke's word for "poor" differs from St. Mark's, and seems to have been carefully chosen to express the fact that the widow, though "needy," and compelled to work for her scanty maintenance, was yet not a "beggar," as the more common word for "poor" suggested. It is not found elsewhere in the New Testament.Verse 2. - And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. The mite (λεπτόν) was the smallest current coin. Two of these little pieces were the smallest legal offering which could be dropped into the "trumpet." But this sum, as the Heart-reader, who knew all things, tells us (ver. 4), was every particle of money she had in the world; and it was this splendid generosity on the part of the poor solitary widow which won the Lord's praise, which has touched the hearts of so many generations since, which has stirred up in so many hearts an admiration of an act so strangely beautiful, but well-nigh inimitable. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek andδέ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. He saw εἶδεν (eiden) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. a τινα (tina) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. poor πενιχρὰν (penichran) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3998: Poor, needy. Prolongation from the base of penes; necessitous. widow χήραν (chēran) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 5503: Feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of chasma through the idea of deficiency; a widow, literally or figuratively. put βάλλουσαν (ballousan) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 906: (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw. in ἐκεῖ (ekei) Adverb Strong's 1563: (a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there. Of uncertain affinity; there; by extension, thither. two δύο (dyo) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 1417: Two. A primary numeral; 'two'. small copper coins. λεπτὰ (lepta) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 3016: Neuter of a derivative of the same as lepis; something scaled, i.e. A small coin. Links Luke 21:2 NIVLuke 21:2 NLT Luke 21:2 ESV Luke 21:2 NASB Luke 21:2 KJV Luke 21:2 BibleApps.com Luke 21:2 Biblia Paralela Luke 21:2 Chinese Bible Luke 21:2 French Bible Luke 21:2 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Luke 21:2 He saw a certain poor widow casting (Luke Lu Lk) |