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The Widow’s Offering

21 (A)And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury. And He saw a poor widow putting [a]in (B)two [b]lepta. And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them. For they all put in their gifts out of their abundance; but she, out of what she lacked, put in all [c]that she had (C)for living.”

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  1. Luke 21:2 Lit there
  2. Luke 21:2 Smallest Greek copper coin, approx. 1/128 of a laborer’s daily wage
  3. Luke 21:4 Lit the living that she had

The Widow's Offering

21 (A)Jesus[a] looked up and saw the rich (B)putting their gifts into (C)the offering box, and he saw a poor widow put in two (D)small copper coins.[b] And he said, “Truly, I tell you, (E)this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For 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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Footnotes

  1. Luke 21:1 Greek He
  2. 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)