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Luke 21:3–6

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

4 for they all out of their 1surplus put into the 2offering; but she out of her poverty put in all 3that she had ato live on.”

5 aAnd while some were talking about the temple, that it was adorned with beautiful stones and votive gifts, He said,

6 As for these things which you are looking at, the days will come in which athere will not be left one stone upon another which will not be torn down.”

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Luke 21:3–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

Truly I tell you,” he said, this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”

Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said, As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one of them will be thrown down.”

Luke 21:3–6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

And he said, Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”

And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said, As for these things that you see, the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”

Luke 21:3–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.

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 another, that shall not be thrown down.

Luke 21:3–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

I tell you the truth,” Jesus said, this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them. For they have given a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she has.”

Some of his disciples began talking about the majestic stonework of the Temple and the memorial decorations on the walls. But Jesus said, The time is coming when all these things will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!”

Luke 21:3–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

So He said, Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all; for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood that she had.”

Then, as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and donations, He said, These things which you seethe days will come in which not one stone shall be left upon another that shall not be thrown down.”

Luke 21:3–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

He said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow gave more than all those rich people. They gave only what they did not need. This woman is very poor, but she gave all she had to live on.”

Some people were talking about the Temple and how it was decorated with beautiful stones and gifts offered to God.

But Jesus said, “As for these things you are looking at, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another. Every stone will be thrown down.”

Luke 21:3–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than they all: for all these did of their superfluity cast in unto the gifts; but she of her want did cast in all the living that she had.

And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and offerings, he said, As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

Luke 21:3–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And he said, Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow has cast in more than all; for all these out of their abundance have cast into the gifts of God; but she out of her need has cast in all the living which she had.

And as some spoke of the temple, that it was adorned with goodly stones and consecrated offerings, he said, As to these things which ye are beholding, days are coming in which there shall not be left stone upon stone which shall not be thrown down.

Luke 21:3–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

He said, “I can guarantee this truth: This poor widow has given more than all the others. All of these people have given what they could spare. But she, in her poverty, has given everything she had to live on.” 

Some ⸤of the disciples⸥ were talking about the temple complex. They noted that it was built with fine stones and decorated with beautiful gifts. So Jesus said, “About these buildings that you see—the time will come when not one of these stones will be left on top of another. Each one will be torn down.” 

Luke 21:3–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

I tell you the truth,” He said. This poor widow has put in more than all of them. For all these people have put in gifts out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”

As some were talking about the temple complex, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, He said, These things that you seethe days will come when not one stone will be left on another that will not be thrown down!”

Luke 21:3–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

He said, Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them; for all of them have contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”

When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, he said, As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another; all will be thrown down.”

Luke 21:3–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And he said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow put in more than all of them. For these all put gifts into the offering out of their abundance, but this woman out of her poverty put in all the means of subsistence that she had.”

And while some were speaking about the temple, that it was adorned with precious stones and votive offerings, he said, As for these things that you see—days will come in which not one stone will be left on another stone that will not be thrown down!”

Luke 21:3–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“What I’m about to tell you is true,” Jesus said. “That poor widow has put in more than all the others. All of those other people gave a lot because they are rich. But even though she is poor, she put in everything. She had nothing left to live on.”

Some of Jesus’ disciples were talking about the temple. They spoke about how it was decorated with beautiful stones and with gifts that honored God. But Jesus asked, “Do you see all this? The time will come when not one stone will be left on top of another. Every stone will be thrown down.”


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