Luke 21:2
Then he also saw a certain widow, a pauper, putting in two small brass coins.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
In Context
1And looking around, he saw the wealthy putting their donations into the offertory.
3And he said: “Truly, I say to you, that this poor widow has put in more than all the others.
Cross References
Mark 12:42But when one poor widow had arrived, she put in two small coins, which is a quarter.
Matthew Henry on Luke 21:2-5
Christ Commendeth the Poor Widow. 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. This short passage of story we had before in Mark. It is thus recorded twice, to teach us, 1. That… Read the whole commentary →