Luke 21:4 All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on."

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on."

English Standard Version
For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”

New American Standard Bible
for they all out of their surplus put into the offering; but she out of her poverty put in all that she had to live on."

King James Bible
For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For all these people have put in gifts out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on."

International Standard Version
because all the others contributed to the offering out of their surplus, but she, in her poverty, dropped in everything she had to live on."

American Standard Version
for all these did of their superfluity cast in unto the gifts; but she of her want did cast in all the living that she had.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For all these have of their abundance cast into the offerings of God: but she of her want, hath cast in all the living that she had.

Darby Bible Translation
for all these out of their abundance have cast into the gifts of God; but she out of her need has cast in all the living which she had.

Young's Literal Translation
for all these out of their superabundance did cast into the gifts to God, but this one out of her want, all the living that she had, did cast in.'

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

4. of their abundance—their superfluity; what they had to spare," or beyond what they needed.

of her penury—or "want" (Mr 12:44)—her deficiency, of what was less than her own wants required, "all the living she had." Mark (Mr 12:44) still more emphatically, "all that she had—her whole subsistence." Note: (1) As temple offerings are needed still for the service of Christ at home and abroad, so "looking down" now, as then "up," Me "sees" who "cast in," and how much. (2) Christ's standard of commendable offering is not our superfluity, but our deficiency—not what will never be missed, but what costs us some real sacrifice, and just in proportion to the relative amount of that sacrifice. (See 2Co 8:1-3.)