Luke 21:3 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

So, He said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has thrown in more than all the rest [i.e., referring to the many rich people who were also throwing in money].

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And He said, Truly I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them;

American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than they all:

Common English Bible

He said, “I assure you that this poor widow has put in more than them all.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And he said: "Truly, I say to you, that this poor widow has put in more than all the others.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And he said: Verily I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:

Luke 21:3 Cross References

Luke 12:44

Truly I tell you, he will put that slave in charge of his entire estate.

Luke 21:2

And He saw a certain poor widow throwing two small copper coins into it [Note: These two coins amounted to about ten minutes of a farm laborer’s pay, or about $1.50 in 2005].

Luke 21:4

For all of them threw in from their abundance, but she threw in from her poverty all she had to live on.”

Luke 4:25

But it is true when I tell you, [while] there were many widows [living] in Israel during the time of Elijah, when it did not rain for three and a half years, causing a great famine over the entire land,

Luke 9:27

But I tell you the truth, there are some people standing here who will surely not experience death until they see that God’s kingdom has come [i.e., in a demonstration of power. See Mark 9:1].”

Acts 10:34

Then Peter began to speak. He said, “I perceive that God truly does not show favoritism toward anyone,

Acts 4:27

For [truly] it was both Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, who gathered together in this city [of Jerusalem] against your Holy Servant Jesus

2 Corinthians 8:12

For if the eagerness is there, [then] whatever a person has [to give] is acceptable, and not what he does not have.