Luke 21:4

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.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
For	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
all	ἅπας hápas	G537	absolutely all or (singular) every one
these	οὗτοι houtoi	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — nominative plural masculine
have of	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
their	αὐτοῖς autois	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative plural masculine
abundance	περισσεύοντος perisseuontos	G4052	to superabound (in quantity or quality) · verb — present active participle, genitive singular neuter
cast in	ἔβαλον ebalon	G906	to throw (in various applications · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
unto	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
the offerings	δῶρα dōra	G1435	a present · noun — accusative plural neuter
of God	θεοῦ, theou	G2316	figuratively · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
but	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
she	αὐτῆς autēs	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular feminine
of	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
her	αὐτός autós	G846	the reflexive pronoun self
penury	ὑστερήματος husterēmatos	G5303	a deficit · noun — genitive singular neuter
hath cast in	ἔβαλεν.¶ ebalen	G906	to throw (in various applications · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
all	ἅπας hápas	G537	absolutely all or (singular) every one
the living	βίον bion	G979	life · noun — accusative singular masculine
that	ὃν hon	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — accusative singular masculine
she had	εἶχεν eichen	G2192	to hold (used in very various applications · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular

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Cross-references

Acts 2:44-45 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
Luke 15:12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
Acts 4:34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the thi…
Luke 8:43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 21:1-4

This short passage of story we had before in Mark. It is thus recorded twice, to teach us, 1. That charity to the poor is a main matter in religion. Our Lord Jesus took all occasions to commend it and recommend it. He had just mentioned the barbarity of the scribes, who devoured poor widows (ch. 20); and perhaps this is designed as an aggravation of it, that the poor widows were the best benefactors to the public funds, of which the scribes had the disposal. 2. That Jesus Christ has his eye upon us, to observe what we give to the poor, and what we contribute to works of piety and charity. Christ, though intent upon his preaching, looked up, to see what gifts were cast into the treasury, Luk…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 21:4

of their abundance--their superfluity; what they had to spare," or beyond what they needed. of her penury--or "want" (Mar 12:44) --her deficiency, of what was less than her own wants required, "all the living she had." Mark (Mar 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.…

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Adam Clarke on Luke 21:2

A certain poor widow - A widow miserably poor; this is the proper import of πενιχραν, and her being miserably poor heightened the merit of the action. Two mites - Which Mark says, Mar 12:42, make a farthing or quadrans, the fourth part of an As, or penny, as we term it. In Plutarch's time we find the smallest piece of brass coin in use among the Romans was the quadrans, but it appears that a smaller piece of money was in circulation among the Jews in our Lord's time, called here, and in Mark, Mar 12:42, a lepton, i.e. small, diminished, from λειπω, I fail. In ancient times our penny used to be marked with a deep indented cross, dividing the piece into four equal parts, which, when broken in…

The Church Fathers

A hermit said, 'One man eats a lot and is still hungry. Another eats a little and has had enough. The man who eats a lot and is still hungry has more merit than the man who eats the little that satisfies him.'
— Desert Fathers, The Desert Fathers, Sayings of the Early Christian Monks

For whatever we offer with an honest heart is well pleasing to God, who hath respect unto the heart, not the substance, nor does He weigh the amount of that which is given in sacrifice, but of that from which it is taken; as it follows, For all these have cast in of their abundance, but she all that she had.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

For all these out of their abundance have cast into the gifts of God; but she out of her poverty has cast in all the livelihood that she had. The Jew casts into the gifts of God out of his abundance, who, presuming on his own righteousness, prays thus with himself: "God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, etc." (Luke 18). But the Church casts her whole livelihood into the gifts of God, understanding that everything she lives by is not of her own merit, but the gift of God, saying, "God, be merciful to me, a sinner." (Luke 18). And elsewhere: "My strength I will guard for you, for you, O God, are my protector, my God, His mercy will go before me." (Psalms 58).
— Bede, On the Gospel of Luke

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Dictionary and topics

Mite — Contraction of minute, from the Latin minutum, the translation of the Greek word lepton, the very smallest bronze of copper coin (Luke 12:59; 21:2). Two mites made one quadrans, i.e., the fourth part…
Duty · 22:5;23:11; — 22:5;23:11;
Judgment · ACCORDING TO OPPORTUNITY AND WORKS — ACCORDING TO OPPORTUNITY AND WORKS
Responsibility · ACCORDING TO PRIVILEGE — ACCORDING TO PRIVILEGE
Self-Denial · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 21:4

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 21:1-4

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 21:4

Adam Clarke on Luke 21:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 21:4

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 21:1-4

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 21:4

Adam Clarke on Luke 21:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Luke 21:4

John Calvin on Luke 21:1-4

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 21:4