King James Version
What Does Luke 21:2 Mean?
“And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.”
Context
1
And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
2
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
3
And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
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.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(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.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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