KJV King James Version
And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
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Luke 21:1
And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,
WEB World English Bible
He looked up, and saw the rich people who were putting their gifts into the treasury.
ASV American Standard Version
And he looked up, and saw the rich men that were casting their gifts into the treasury.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And having looked up, he saw those who did cast their gifts to the treasury—rich men,
Surrounding context — Luke 21
1 And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
4 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.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἈναβλέψαςG308 · anablepōto look up/againδὲG1161 · dethenεἶδενG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoβάλλονταςG906 · ballōto throw: throwεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoγαζοφυλάκιονG1049 · gazophulakiontreasuryτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoδῶραG1435 · dōrongiftαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heπλουσίους.G4145 · plousiosrich
Cross-references
Mark 12:41-44And 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 8:20These 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 27:6And 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 36:18And 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 13:13And 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.2 Kings 24:13And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said.Joshua 6:19But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, [are] consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD.Mark 7:11-13But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, [It is] Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; [he shall be free].1 Kings 14:26And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.Joshua 6:24And they burnt the city with fire, and all that [was] therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD.
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