Luke 21:2
He saw, too, a widow in poor circumstances putting two farthings into them.
Twentieth Century New Testament
In The King James Version
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
In Context
1Looking up, Jesus saw the rich people putting their gifts into the chests for the Temple offerings.
3On this he said: “I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than all the others;
Cross References
Mark 12:42but one poor widow came and put in two farthings, which make a half-penny.
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 →