King James Version
Luke 21:3 in the King James Version says “And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:” — study this verse from Luke chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:”
Luke 21:3 · KJV
And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
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.
And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“I say”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“poor”
G4434akin to g4422 and the alternate of g4098); a beggar (as cringing), i.e., pauper (strictly denoting absolute or public mendicancy, although also used i
“in more than”
G4119more in quantity, number, or quality; also (in plural) the major portion
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