Luke 21:2
And he saw also a certain poor widow, who cast in two mites.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
In Context
1And Jesus looked upon the rich, who cast their oblations into the treasury.
3And he said: Truly I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than any one.
Cross References
Mark 12:42And a poor widow came, and cast in two mites, which are a brass farthing.
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 →