411And he sat down opposite 2the treasury and watched the people 3putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums.
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And a poor widow came and put in two 4small copper coins, which make a penny.[a]
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And he called his disciples to him and said to them, "Truly, I say to you, 5this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box.
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For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her 6poverty has put in everything she had, all 7she had to live on."
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Greek two lepta, which make a kodrantes; a kodrantes (Latin quadrans) was a Roman copper coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius (which was a day's wage for a laborer)
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