Luke - 21:3

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3 He said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow put in more than all of them,

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 21:3.

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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:
And he said, Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow has cast in more than all;
And he said, Of a truth I say to you, that this poor widow has cast in more than they all:
and He said, "In truth I tell you that this widow, so poor, has thrown in more than any of them.
And he said, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has given more than all of them:
And he said: "Truly, I say to you, that this poor widow has put in more than all the others.
"I tell you" , he said "that this poor widow has put in more than all the others;

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And he said,.... To his disciples, as the Ethiopic version adds; these he called to him, upon this occasion, as appears from Mark 12:43
of a truth I say unto you, that this poor woman hath cast in more than they all: than all the rich men; not in quantity, but in proportion to her ability; See Gill on Mark 12:43.

And he said--"to His disciples," whom He "called to Him" (Mark 12:43), to teach from it a great future lesson.
more than . . . all--in proportion to her means, which is God's standard (2-Corinthians 8:12).

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