Luke 21:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, ”

Luke 21:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Goodly stones - Beautiful stones. Either referring to the large, square, and well-finished stones of which the eastern wall was built, or to the precious stones which might have been used in deco...
Luke 21:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(2) And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and (a) gifts, he said, (2) The destruction of the temple is foretold so that the true spiritual building may be built, who...
Luke 21:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Eschatological Discourse (Mark 13*, Matthew 24*). Lk. follows Mk., though with certain modifications and amplifications. In Mt., Mk. is blended with Q, but Lk. has already used the Q material i...
Luke 21:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

of . about. Greek. peri. App-104. the temple . Greek. hieron. See note on Matthew 23:18 . gifts . dedicated gifts. Greek. Plural of anathema. Occurs only here. Compare Josephus, Bell. Ju...
Luke 21:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, Goodly stones - Or, costly stones. It has been thought by some that this relates not so much to the stones o...
Luke 21:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, Far the exposition, see the notes at Mark 13:1-37 .
Luke 21:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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.
Luke 21:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And as some spake of the temple. — See Notes on Matthew 24:1-2 ; Mark 13:1-2 , where the “some” are identified with the disciples. Goodly stones. — These were probably so called, either as bei...
Luke 21:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Days That Try Men's Souls Luke 21:5-19 When we ask speculative questions, the Master bids us take heed to ourselves. His predictions in this passage were literally fulfilled in the events whi...
Luke 21:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Luke 21:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon...
Luke 21:5 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE PRESENCE OF CHRIST ‘And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, He said, As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall...
Luke 21:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And as some spake of the temple ,.... These were the disciples; Mark says, one of them; but it seems there were more than one; one might begin the discourse, and others join him: how it was adorne...
Luke 21:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 c...
Luke 21:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones Such as no engine now in use could have brought, or even set upon each other. Some of them (as an eye-witness who lately measu...
Luke 21:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Luke 21:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judgments Predicted. 5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, 6 As for thes...
Luke 21:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

OLBGrk; Ver. 5,6. Matthew and Mark say, that some of his disciples spake these words to him, and received this answer, as he was going out of the temple. For the goodly stones which the disciples...
Luke 21:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Introductory words. ‘And as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and offerings, he said,' Luke is deliberately vague about where and to whom these words were spoken. He...
Luke 21:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 21:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Luke 21:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Adorned with goodly stones and gifts On the object and use of the sanctuary I. THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH CHRIST UTTERED THESE WORDS. Every attentive reader of Holy Scripture must have remar...
Luke 21:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
Luke 21:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And as some spake of the Temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, He said,
Luke 21:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 2:20 ; Mark 13:1 ; Matthew 24:1
Luke 21:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Goodly stones — Such as no engines now in use could have brought, or even set upon each other. Some of them (as an eye witness who lately measured them writes) were forty — five cubits long, five h...

Luke 21:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Luke 21:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Luke 21:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 21:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Luke 21:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Luke 21:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Luke 21:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 21:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Luke 21:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Luke 21:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Luke 21:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Luke 21:5 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Luke 21:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Luke 21:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Luke 21:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 21:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 21:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Luke 21:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Luke 21:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 21:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Luke 21:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 21:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 21:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Luke 21:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Luke 21:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Luke 21:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 21:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes