²¹ “But ^(A)if he is poor and cannot afford it, then he shall take one male lamb as a trespass offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, ^[a]one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, a log of oil,

^7 (A)‘If he is not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring to the Lord, for his trespass which he has committed, two ^(B)turtledoves or two young pigeons: one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.

^8 (A)‘And if she is not able to bring a lamb, then she may bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a burnt offering and the other as a sin offering. ^(B)So the priest shall make atonement for her, and she will be ^[a]clean.’ ”

⁵ Listen, my beloved brethren: ^(A)Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be ^(B)rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom ^(C)which He promised to those who love Him? ⁶ But ^(D)you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you ^(E)and drag you into the courts?

¹² For ^(A)if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have.

⁹ For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, ^(A)that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become ^(B)rich.

² and He saw also a certain ^(A)poor widow putting in two ^(B)mites.^{[a] 3} So He said, “Truly I say to you ^(C)that this poor widow has put in more than all; ⁴ for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings ^[b]for God, but she out of her poverty put in ^(D)all the livelihood that she had.”

The Beatitudes^(A)

²⁰ Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: