Luke 21:1 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Mark 12:41-44
And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. …
John 8:20
These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.
Matthew 27:6
And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
2 Chronicles 36:18
And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon.
Nehemiah 13:13
And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.

Topics

Accountability Day Jesus, the Christ Judgment Opportunity Privilege Responsibility Treasure-Houses

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-4)

This short passage of story we had before in Mark. It is thus recorded twice, to teach us, 1. That charity to the poor is a main matter in religion. Our Lord Jesus took all occasions to commend it and recommend it. He had just mentioned the barbarity of the scribes, who devoured poor widows (Luke 20:1-47); and perhaps this is designed as an aggravation of it, that the poor widows were the best ben…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 1)

Lu 21:1-4. The Widow’s Two Mites. 1. looked up--He had “sat down over against the treasury” (Mr 12:41), probably to rest, for He had continued long standing as he taught in the temple court (Mr 11:27), and “looking up He saw”--as in Zaccheus’ case, not quite casually. the rich, &c.--“the people,” says Mr 12:41 “cast money into the treasury, and many rich east in much”; that is, into chests deposit…