Luke 21:3
New International Version
“Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.

New Living Translation
“I tell you the truth,” Jesus said, “this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them.

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

Berean Standard Bible
“Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.

Berean Literal Bible
And He said, "Truly I say to you that this poor widow has cast 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:

New King James Version
So He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all;

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

NASB 1995
And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them;

NASB 1977
And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them;

Legacy Standard Bible
And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them.

Amplified Bible
He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow has put in [proportionally] more than all of them;

Christian Standard Bible
“Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all of them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
“I tell you the truth,” He said. “This poor widow has put 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:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he said, “I tell you the reality, that this poor widow has cast in more than anyone.

Contemporary English Version
And he said, "I tell you that this poor woman has put in more than all the others.

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

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He said, "I can guarantee this truth: This poor widow has given more than all the others.

Good News Translation
He said, "I tell you that this poor widow put in more than all the others.

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

Literal Standard Version
and He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow cast in more than all;

Majority Standard Bible
“Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.

New American Bible
He said, “I tell you truly, this poor widow put in more than all the rest;

NET Bible
He said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.

New Revised Standard Version
He said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them;

New Heart English Bible
He said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow put in more than all of them,

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said, Of a truth I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all.

Weymouth New Testament
and He said, "In truth I tell you that this widow, so poor, has thrown in more than any of them.

World English Bible
He said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow put in more than all of them,

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

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Poor Widow's Offering
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. 4For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”…

Cross References
Luke 21:2
and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.

Luke 21:4
For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on."

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.


Treasury of Scripture

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

Of.

Luke 4:25
But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;

Luke 9:27
But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

Luke 12:44
Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.

more.

Exodus 35:21-29
And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD'S offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments…

Mark 12:43,44
And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: …

Mark 14:8,9
She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying…

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1. Jesus commends the poor widow.
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25. the signs also which shall be before the last day.
34. He exhorts them to be watchful.














(3) Of a truth.--St. Luke's use (according to the better MSS.) of the Greek for "truly," instead of St. Mark's "Amen" (so in the Greek), may, perhaps, be noted as characteristic.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
“Truly
Ἀληθῶς (Alēthōs)
Adverb
Strong's 230: Truly, really, certainly, surely. Adverb from alethes; truly.

I tell
λέγω (legō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

you,”
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

He said,
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“this
αὕτη (hautē)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

poor
πτωχὴ (ptōchē)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4434: Poor, destitute, spiritually poor, either in a good sense (humble devout persons) or bad.

widow
χήρα (chēra)
Noun - Nominative 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.

has put in
ἔβαλεν (ebalen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 906: (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.

more
πλεῖον (pleion)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative
Strong's 4119: Or neuter pleion, or pleon comparative of polus; more in quantity, number, or quality; also the major portion.

than all [the others].
πάντων (pantōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.


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