“ And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. ”
See this explained in the notes at Mark 12:41-44 . Luke 21:4 Penury - Poverty. See this explained in the notes at Mark 12:41-44 .
The Widow's Two Mites. With some abbreviation Lk. closely follows Mark 12:41-44 *.
also. certain poor widow . a certain poor widow also. poor . Greek. penichros = one who works for daily bread. Occurs only here. mites . Greek. lepta. See App-51.
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. A certain poor widow - A widow miserably poor; this is the proper import of πενιχραν, and her being miserably poor heightened the me...
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. And he saw a certain poor [or 'indigent' penichran ( G3997 )] widow casting in two mites, х leepta ( G3016 )] - "...
The Widow's Mite. Prophecy of the Fall of Jerusalem and the Second Advent 1-4. The widow's mite ( Mark 12:41 ). See on Mk.
XXI. (1-4) And saw the rich men casting their gifts. — See Notes on Mark 12:41-44 . This may, perhaps, be thought of as one of the incidents which St. Luke derived from verbal communication wit...
David's Lord Testing Men and Women Luke 20:41-47 ; Luke 21:1-4 It was the Master's turn to question. As man, He was David's descendant and son; as the Son of God, He was his Lord. Though it se...
Here we have another illustration of the fact that nothing could escape the Master's vigilance. Of the gifts being cast into the treasury He was the true Appraiser. He saw the widow as she cast in he...
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...
And he saw also a certain poor widow ,.... Whom he took particular notice of above all the rest: the poor, and the widow, are regarded by him, and are his care; nor are their mean services, done in...
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. Ver. 2. Casting in thither two mites ] That is, two eighth parts of a half-penny, saith the Syriac. See Trapp on " Mar 12:41...
And he looked up From those on whom his eyes were fixed before; and saw the rich men casting their gifts , &c. See on Mark 12:41 .
THE WIDOW'S TWO MITES (vs.1-4) The first four verses are a continuation of the sublect of Chapter 20. If the scribes had no regard for widows, God takes full account of them. Rich men may donate...
Christ Commendeth the Poor Widow. 1 And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. 2 And he saw al...
See Poole on " Luke 21:1 "
‘And he saw a certain poor widow casting in there two mites.' But then Jesus noted a woman who cast in ‘a very few lepta', the very smallest Jewish coin. The number ‘two' was often used to indicate...
CRITICAL NOTES Luke 21:1 . Looked up .—From the parallel passage in Mark 12:41 we learn that our Lord had taken his seat in the court of the women, where were the chests for containing gifts a...
Luke 21:1-6 . 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...
Luke 21:5 . Some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts. This conversation occurred as they were going out of the temple. Mark 13:1 . On mount Olivet the Lord delive...
This poor Widow hath cast in more than they all The widow’s mites Our Lord wished to see “how the multitude cast money into the collection-chest”--not only how much --anybody could have discov...
EXPOSITION Luke 21:1-42 The widow ' s mite. We find this little sketch only here and in St. Mark ( Mark 12:41 ). The Master was sitting—resting, probably, after the effort of the great...
The Widow's Gift.
Mark 12:42