# Luke 21.5

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 3. And he said, <span class="rl-speech">Of a truth I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than they all:</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>
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> **5. And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and offerings, he said,**
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> 6. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 7. And they asked him, saying, Teacher, when therefore shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when these things are about to come to pass? (Luke 21:3-7, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 3. He said, <span class="rl-speech">“Truly I tell you, this poor widow put in more than all of them,</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">for all these put in gifts for God from their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, put in all that she had to live on.”</span>
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> **5. As some were talking about the temple and how it was decorated with beautiful stones and gifts, he said,**
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> 6. <span class="rl-speech">“As for these things which you see, the days will come, in which there will not be left here one stone on another that will not be thrown down.”</span> 7. They asked him, “Teacher, so when will these things be? What is the sign that these things are about to happen?” (Luke 21:3-7, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 3. And he said, <span class="rl-speech">Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>
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> **5. And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,**
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> 6. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 7. And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass? (Luke 21:3-7, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 3. and he said, <span class="rl-speech">'Truly I say to you, that this poor widow did cast in more than all;</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">for all these out of their superabundance did cast into the gifts to God, but this one out of her want, all the living that she had, did cast in.'</span>
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> **5. And certain saying about the temple, that with goodly stones and devoted things it hath been adorned, he said,**
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> 6. <span class="rl-speech">'These things that ye behold, days will come, in which there shall not be left a stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down.'</span> 7. And they questioned him, saying, 'Teacher, when, then, shall these things be? and what [is] the sign when these things may be about to happen?' (Luke 21:3-7, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 21](/codex/luke-21/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0331 - anathema](/codex/g0331-anathema/)
- [H2764 - cherem](/codex/h2764-cherem/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.