Called unto him (προσκαλεσαμενος). Indirect middle voice. The disciples themselves had slipped away from him while the terrific de…

This poor widow hath cast more in, etc. That is, more in proportion to her means, and therefore more that was acceptable to God. He does n…

And he called his disciples to him.—The act was significant. He sought to teach them to judge acts by a standard other than a quan…

And she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this …

The Venerable Bede: The Lord, who had warned them to avoid the desire for high status and vainglory, now distinguishes by a sur…

The disciples were not sitting with Jesus, so he called them to him. The lesson he wanted to teach them was important enough for them to be there, …

Truly I say to you. This reply of Christ contains a highly useful doctrine: that whatever anyone offers to God should be estimated not by …

And he called to him, his disciples
Who were at some little distance from him, he having finished his discourses: