And the people rejoiced when they offered willingly: for they offered willingly unto the Lord, with a [a]perfect heart. And David the king also (A)rejoiced with great joy.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 29:9 That is, with a good courage and without hypocrisy.

The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly(A) to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly.

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Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the Lord: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

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21 1 The widow’s liberality above her riches. 5 Of the time of the destruction of the Temple, 19 and Jerusalem. 25 The signs going before the last judgment.

And (A)[a]as he beheld, he saw the rich men which cast their gifts into the treasury.

And he saw also a certain poor widow which cast in thither two mites:

And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all.

For they all have of their superfluity cast into the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 21:1 The poor may exceed in bounty and liberality even the richest, according to God’s judgment.

The Widow’s Offering(A)

21 As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury.(B) He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”(C)

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21 And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.

And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.

And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:

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.

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