Luke 21:1-4

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The Widow's Offering

21 ^(A)Jesus^[a] looked up and saw the rich ^(B)putting their gifts into ^(C)the offering box, ²and he saw a poor widow put in two ^(D)small copper coins.^[b] ³And he said, “Truly, I tell you, ^(E)this poor widow has put in more than all of them. ⁴For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her ^(F)poverty put in all ^(G)she had to live on.”

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Luke 21:1 Greek He
Luke 21:2 Greek two lepta; a lepton was a Jewish bronze or copper coin worth about 1/128 of a denarius (which was a day's wage for a laborer)

2 Corinthians 8:1-5

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Encouragement to Give Generously

8 We want you to know, brothers,^[a] about the grace of God that has been ^(A)given among the churches of Macedonia, ²for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and ^(B)their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. ³For they gave ^(C)according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord, ⁴begging us earnestly ^(D)for the favor^[b] of taking part in ^(E)the relief of the saints— ⁵and this, not as we expected, but they ^(F)gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us.

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2 Corinthians 8:1 Or brothers and sisters
2 Corinthians 8:4 The Greek word charis can mean favor or grace or thanks, depending on the context