John Gill Commentary Luke 21

And he looked up As Christ sat over against the treasury, looking upon the ground, he lifted up his eyes; for the treasury was not in a high place, or above Christ, who was right against it. The Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions leave out this clause.

And saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury; (See Gill on Mark 12:41).

And he saw also a certain poor widow Whom he took particular notice of above all the rest: the poor, and the widow, are regarded by him, and are his care; nor are their mean services, done in faith, and from a principle of love, despised by him, but preferred to the greater services of others, where faith and love are wanting:

casting in thither two mites; the value of a farthing. The Persic version renders it, "two bottoms of yarn"; (See Gill on Mark 12:42):

And he said To his disciples, as the Ethiopic version adds; these he called to him, upon this occasion, as appears from (Mark 12:43) of a truth I say unto you, that this poor woman has cast in more than they all : than all the rich men; not in quantity, but in proportion to her ability; (See Gill on Mark 12:43).

For all these have of their abundance. Which they had remaining; the same Hebrew word (rty) signifying to remain, and to abound. They had large possessions, and gave in much, and yet had a great deal left; out of which they

cast in unto the offerings of God; or "gifts of God". Not as gifts unto him, or among the gifts of God, but into the treasury where the gifts and freewill offerings were put; the same with the "Corban" in (Matthew 27:6). And so the Syriac version here renders it, "the house of the offering of God". And it is expressed in the plural because there were several chests in which these gifts were put for various uses (See Gill on Mark 12:41).

but she of her penury has cast in all the living she had; (See Gill on Mark 12:44).

And as some spoke of the temple
These were the disciples; Mark says, one of them; but it seems there were more than one; one might begin the discourse, and others join him: how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts;
(See Gill on Matthew 24:1). he said ;
what follows. This was as he went out of the temple.