Luke 21:1-2

The Widow's Offering

21¹ And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. ² And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.

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Other Translations of Luke 21:1-2

New International Version

The Widow's Offering

21¹ As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. ² He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins.

English Standard Version

The Widow's Offering

21¹ JesusGreek He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, ² and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.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)

The Message

The Widow's Offering

21¹ Just then he looked up and saw the rich people dropping offerings in the collection plate. ² Then he saw a poor widow put in two pennies.

New King James Version

The Widow's Offering

21¹ And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, ² and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites.

New Living Translation

The Widow's Offering

21¹ While Jesus was in the Temple, he watched the rich people dropping their gifts in the collection box. ² Then a poor widow came by and dropped in two small coins.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 21:1-2

Commentary on Luke 21:1-4

(Read Luke 21:1-4)

From the offering of this poor widow, learn that what we rightly give for the relief of the poor, and the support of God's worship, is given unto God; and our Saviour sees with pleasure whatever we have in our hearts to give for the relief of his members, or for his service. Blessed Lord! the poorest of thy servants have two mites, they have a soul and a body; persuade and enable us to offer both unto thee; how happy shall we be in thine accepting of them!