The Widow’s Gift

21 (A)Now He looked up and saw the wealthy putting their gifts into the temple treasury. And He saw a poor widow putting [a]in (B)two [b]lepta coins. And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them; for they all [c]contributed to the [d]offering from their [e]surplus; but she, from her poverty, put in all [f]that she had (C)to live on.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 21:2 Lit there
  2. Luke 21:2 The smallest Greek copper coin, about 1/128 of a laborer’s daily wage
  3. Luke 21:4 Lit put into
  4. Luke 21:4 Lit gifts
  5. Luke 21:4 Lit abundance
  6. Luke 21:4 Lit the living that she had

Jesus Uses The Widow’s Offering To Illustrate True Giving

21 And having looked-up, He saw the rich ones throwing their gifts into the treasury[a]. And He saw a certain needy widow throwing two leptos[b] there. And He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow threw more than all. For all these ones threw into the gifts out of the money abounding[c] to them. But this one, out of her lack[d], threw all the living[e] which she was having.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 21:1 See Mk 12:41.
  2. Luke 21:2 This copper coin was the smallest denomination of Jewish coins, 1/128th of a denarius.
  3. Luke 21:4 Or, overflowing, being left over.
  4. Luke 21:4 Or, shortcoming, deficiency. That is, out of what was already not enough.
  5. Luke 21:4 That is, means-of-living.