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Luke 21:3
“Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses His disciples at the temple treasury, observing the crowd’s donations before identifying the widow’s contribution. The words — χήρα (chēra) literally means "widow," and ἀληθῶς (alēthōs) translates as "truly." The thread — The principle of proportional giving appears in 2 Corinthians 8:12, while God’s impartiality toward all nations is stated in Acts 10:34. Why it lands — The text records Jesus stating the widow gave more than everyone else because she contributed her entire livelihood rather than surplus wealth.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
Cross-references
- 2 Corinthians 8:12 For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
- Acts 10:34 Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
- 2 Corinthians 8:2 In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
- Exodus 35:21 And everyone whose heart stirred him and whose spirit prompted him came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for all its services, and for the holy garments.
- Mark 12:43 Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.
- Mark 14:8 She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial.
- Luke 4:25 But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.
- Luke 9:27 But I tell you truly, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”
- Luke 12:44 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
- Acts 4:27 In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.