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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then a poor widow came by and dropped in two small coins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />and He saw a certain poor widow casting in two lepta.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And He saw a poor widow putting in two lepta coins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And He saw a poor widow putting in two small copper coins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And He saw a certain poor widow putting in two small copper coins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And He saw a poor widow putting in two lepta.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And He saw a poor widow putting in two small copper coins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He also saw a poor widow dropping in two tiny coins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He also saw a poor widow dropping in two tiny coins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he saw a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He also saw a poor widow putting in a few cents. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he saw a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He noticed a poor widow drop in two small coins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and he also saw a very poor widow dropping in two little copper coins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he saw a destitute widow drop in two small copper coins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He saw a certain poor widow casting in two lepta.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he saw also a certain poor widow, casting in thither two mites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />He also saw a poor widow dropping in two farthings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He saw a certain poor widow casting in two small brass coins. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and He also saw a certain poor widow casting two mites there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />and He saw a certain poor widow casting in two lepta.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he saw also a certain poor widow casting there two mites,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he also saw a certain poor widow casting there two small coins.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in two brass mites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then he also saw a certain widow, a pauper, putting in two small brass coins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and he noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />he also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he also saw a poor widow, who cast in two pennies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/21.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And he saw also a certain poor widow who cast in two shemonas.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/21.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And he saw also a certain poor widow throw in thither two mites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/21.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And He also saw a certain poor widow, casting in thither two mites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/21.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And he observed also a certain widow, miserably poor, put in there two mites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/21.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />he saw a poor widow throwing in the value of a farthing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />He also saw a poor widow dropping in two farthings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/21.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And He saw a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/21.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />and He saw also a poor widow throwing in two mites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/21-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=8191" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/21.htm">The Poor Widow's Offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">and</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: eiden (V-AIA-3S) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">He saw</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tina (IPro-AFS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">a</a> <a href="/greek/3998.htm" title="3998: penichran (Adj-AFS) -- Poor, needy. Prolongation from the base of penes; necessitous.">poor</a> <a href="/greek/5503.htm" title="5503: chēran (N-AFS) -- Feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of chasma through the idea of deficiency; a widow, literally or figuratively.">widow</a> <a href="/greek/906.htm" title="906: ballousan (V-PPA-AFS) -- (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.">put</a> <a href="/greek/1563.htm" title="1563: ekei (Adv) -- (a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there. Of uncertain affinity; there; by extension, thither.">in</a> <a href="/greek/1417.htm" title="1417: dyo (Adj-ANP) -- Two. A primary numeral; two.">two</a> <a href="/greek/3016.htm" title="3016: lepta (N-ANP) -- Neuter of a derivative of the same as lepis; something scaled, i.e. A small coin.">small copper coins.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">3</span>“Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-42.htm">Mark 12:42</a></span><br />Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-41.htm">Matthew 12:41-44</a></span><br />The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here. / The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here. / When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/8-2.htm">2 Corinthians 8:2-3</a></span><br />In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity. / For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">2 Corinthians 9:6-7</a></span><br />Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. / Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Acts 4:34-35</a></span><br />There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales, / and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-5.htm">James 2:5</a></span><br />Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17-19</a></span><br />Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. / Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, / treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-17.htm">Philippians 4:17-18</a></span><br />Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account. / I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-8.htm">Romans 12:8</a></span><br />if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-1.htm">1 Corinthians 16:1-2</a></span><br />Now about the collection for the saints, you are to do as I directed the churches of Galatia: / On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-17.htm">Proverbs 19:17</a></span><br />Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-11.htm">Deuteronomy 15:11</a></span><br />For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-10.htm">1 Kings 17:10-16</a></span><br />So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.” / And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.” / But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-1.htm">2 Kings 4:1-7</a></span><br />Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!” / “How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.” / “Go,” said Elisha, “borrow empty jars from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10</a></span><br />Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.</p><p class="hdg">mites.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/12-42.htm">Mark 12:42</a></b></br> And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/12-42.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/luke/21-1.htm">Casting</a> <a href="/luke/19-13.htm">Coins</a> <a href="/luke/12-59.htm">Copper</a> <a href="/mark/12-41.htm">Dropping</a> <a href="/luke/12-59.htm">Farthing</a> <a href="/luke/12-6.htm">Farthings</a> <a href="/mark/12-42.htm">Mites</a> <a href="/luke/19-8.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/luke/21-1.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/luke/19-17.htm">Small</a> <a href="/luke/19-45.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/luke/17-37.htm">Thither</a> <a href="/luke/20-28.htm">Widow</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/13-1.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/luke/23-34.htm">Casting</a> <a href="/john/2-15.htm">Coins</a> <a href="/exodus/25-3.htm">Copper</a> <a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Dropping</a> <a href="/matthew/5-26.htm">Farthing</a> <a href="/mark/12-42.htm">Farthings</a> <a href="/mark/12-42.htm">Mites</a> <a href="/luke/21-3.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/luke/23-22.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/john/2-15.htm">Small</a> <a href="/luke/21-21.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/john/7-34.htm">Thither</a> <a href="/luke/21-3.htm">Widow</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/21-1.htm">Jesus commends the poor widow.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/21-5.htm">He foretells the destruction of the temple, and of the city Jerusalem;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/21-25.htm">the signs also which shall be before the last day.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/21-34.htm">He exhorts them to be watchful.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and He saw</b><br>Jesus, in His divine omniscience, observes the actions and hearts of individuals. This moment occurs in the temple courts, a place bustling with activity, yet Jesus notices the seemingly insignificant act of the widow. His ability to see beyond the surface reflects His role as the ultimate judge and discerner of hearts, as seen in <a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a>, where God looks at the heart rather than outward appearances.<p><b>a poor widow</b><br>Widows in biblical times often represented the most vulnerable members of society, lacking financial support and social standing. The Law of Moses provided specific instructions to care for widows (<a href="/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18</a>, <a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a>), highlighting God's concern for them. This widow's poverty underscores her faith and dependence on God, reminiscent of the widow of Zarephath in <a href="/1_kings/17.htm">1 Kings 17</a>, who also demonstrated great faith in dire circumstances.<p><b>put in</b><br>The act of giving, especially in the temple, was a significant part of Jewish worship and religious duty. The temple treasury was located in the Court of Women, where both men and women could contribute. The widow's action of putting in her offering signifies her participation in worship and her willingness to give despite her lack.<p><b>two small copper coins</b><br>These coins, known as lepta, were the smallest denomination in circulation, equivalent to a fraction of a day's wage. The widow's offering, though monetarily insignificant, represents a profound sacrifice, as she gave all she had to live on. This act of giving all she had is a powerful illustration of total surrender and trust in God, paralleling the call to discipleship where Jesus asks for complete devotion (<a href="/luke/14-33.htm">Luke 14:33</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, observing and teaching in the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/poor_widow.htm">Poor Widow</a></b><br>A woman of humble means who contributes two small copper coins to the temple treasury, demonstrating profound faith and sacrifice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple.htm">Temple</a></b><br>The setting of this event, a place of worship and teaching in Jerusalem where Jesus often taught.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, they are present as Jesus uses this moment to teach them about true giving.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/treasury.htm">Treasury</a></b><br>The location within the temple where offerings were collected, serving as the backdrop for this lesson on sacrificial giving.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/sacrificial_giving.htm">Sacrificial Giving</a></b><br>The widow's offering teaches us that true giving is measured by the heart and sacrifice, not the amount.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_over_wealth.htm">Faith Over Wealth</a></b><br>Her act demonstrates that faith and trust in God are more valuable than material wealth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god_sees_the_heart.htm">God Sees the Heart</a></b><br>Jesus' observation of the widow's offering reminds us that God sees and values the intentions of our hearts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>Like the widow, we are called to trust in God's provision, even when we have little.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inspiring_generosity.htm">Inspiring Generosity</a></b><br>Her example encourages us to give generously and selflessly, regardless of our financial situation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_widow's_mite_teach.htm">What lesson does the widow's mite teach about giving?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_work-life_balance.htm">What is worth doing even if done poorly?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_charity.htm">What does the Bible say about giving to the poor?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_generosity.htm">What are the Bible's teachings on generosity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">A certain poor widow.</span>--St. Luke's word for "poor" differs from St. Mark's, and seems to have been carefully chosen to express the fact that the widow, though "needy," and compelled to work for her scanty maintenance, was yet not a "beggar," as the more common word for "poor" suggested. It is not found elsewhere in the New Testament.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.</span> The mite (<span class="greek">λεπτόν</span>) was the smallest current coin. Two of these little pieces were the smallest legal offering which could be dropped into the "trumpet." But this sum, as the Heart-reader, who knew all things, tells us (ver. 4), was <span class="accented">every particle of money she had in the world</span>; and it was this splendid generosity on the part of the poor solitary widow which won the Lord's praise, which has touched the hearts of so many generations since, which has stirred up in so many hearts an admiration of an act so strangely beautiful, but well-nigh inimitable. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/21-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">δέ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He saw</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶδεν</span> <span class="translit">(eiden)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a</span><br /><span class="grk">τινα</span> <span class="translit">(tina)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> </span><span class="str2">Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">poor</span><br /><span class="grk">πενιχρὰν</span> <span class="translit">(penichran)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3998.htm">Strong's 3998: </a> </span><span class="str2">Poor, needy. Prolongation from the base of penes; necessitous.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">widow</span><br /><span class="grk">χήραν</span> <span class="translit">(chēran)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5503.htm">Strong's 5503: </a> </span><span class="str2">Feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of chasma through the idea of deficiency; a widow, literally or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">put</span><br /><span class="grk">βάλλουσαν</span> <span class="translit">(ballousan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_906.htm">Strong's 906: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκεῖ</span> <span class="translit">(ekei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1563.htm">Strong's 1563: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there. Of uncertain affinity; there; by extension, thither.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">two</span><br /><span class="grk">δύο</span> <span class="translit">(dyo)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1417.htm">Strong's 1417: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two. A primary numeral; 'two'.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">small copper coins.</span><br /><span class="grk">λεπτὰ</span> <span class="translit">(lepta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3016.htm">Strong's 3016: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of a derivative of the same as lepis; something scaled, i.e. A small coin.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/21-2.htm">Luke 21:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/21-2.htm">Luke 21:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/21-2.htm">Luke 21:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/21-2.htm">Luke 21:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/21-2.htm">Luke 21:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/21-2.htm">Luke 21:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/21-2.htm">Luke 21:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/21-2.htm">Luke 21:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/21-2.htm">Luke 21:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/21-2.htm">Luke 21:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/21-2.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 21:2 He saw a certain poor widow casting (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/21-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 21:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 21:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/21-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 21:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 21:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>