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The widow’s offering
Mark 12:41–44 · Luke 21:1–4
Mark 12:41–4441As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.
42Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.
43Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.
44For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
Luke 21:1–41Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,
2and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.
3“Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.
4For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”
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