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Luke 21:1–3

The Widow’s Offering

21 yJesus1 looked up and saw the rich zputting their gifts into athe offering box, and he saw a poor widow put in two bsmall copper coins.2 And he said, Truly, I tell you, cthis poor widow has put in more than all of them.

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Luke 21:1–3 — The New International Version (NIV)

As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. Truly I tell you,” he said, this poor widow has put in more than all the others.

Luke 21:1–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 widow hath cast in more than they all:

Luke 21:1–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

While Jesus was in the Temple, he watched the rich people dropping their gifts in the collection box. Then a poor widow came by and dropped in two small coins.

I tell you the truth,” Jesus said, this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them.

Luke 21:1–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites. So He said, Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all;

Luke 21:1–3 — New Century Version (NCV)

As Jesus looked up, he saw some rich people putting their gifts into the Temple money box. Then he saw a poor widow putting two small copper coins into the box. He said, I tell you the truth, this poor widow gave more than all those rich people.

Luke 21:1–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And he looked up, and saw the rich men that were casting their gifts into the treasury. And he saw a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than they all:

Luke 21:1–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And he looked up and saw the rich casting their gifts into the treasury; but he saw also a certain poor widow casting therein two mites. And he said, Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow has cast in more than all;

Luke 21:1–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Looking up, Jesus saw people, especially the rich, dropping their gifts into the temple offering box. He noticed a poor widow drop in two small coins. He said, “I can guarantee this truth: This poor widow has given more than all the others.

Luke 21:1–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

He looked up and saw the rich dropping their offerings into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow dropping in two tiny coins. I tell you the truth,” He said. This poor widow has put in more than all of them.

Luke 21:1–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

He looked up and saw rich people putting their gifts into the treasury; he also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. He said, Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them;

Luke 21:1–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And he looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the contribution box, and he saw a certain poor widow putting in there two small copper coins. And he said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow put in more than all of them.

Luke 21:1–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

As Jesus looked up, he saw rich people putting their gifts into the temple offering boxes. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins.

“What I’m about to tell you is true,” Jesus said. “That poor widow has put in more than all the others.

Luke 21:1–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury.

And He saw a poor widow putting in two small copper coins.

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


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