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The Widow’s Offering(A)

21 He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts in the treasury. He also saw a poor widow putting in two mites,[a] and He said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.

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  1. Luke 21:2 Gk. 2 lepta. A lepton, meaning “small” or “thin,” is a fraction of a penny and about 1߼128 of a denarius, which was a day’s wage. A Jewish bronze or copper coin, it was the smallest coin circulated.

The Widow’s Offering(A)

21 As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury.(B) He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.

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