Luke 21:2
He also saw a poor widow dropping in two farthings,
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.
In Context
1Looking up He saw the people throwing their gifts into the Treasury--the rich people.
3and He said, "In truth I tell you that this widow, so poor, has thrown in more than any of them.
Cross References
Mark 12:42But there came one poor widow and dropped in two farthings, equal in value to a halfpenny.
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 →