King James Version
What Does Luke 21:3 Mean?
“And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:”
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.
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And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
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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.
5
And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(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.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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