Luke 21:2

2 He also saw a poor widow throw in two small copper coins worth a penny.

Luke 21:2 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 21:2

And he saw also a certain poor widow
Whom he took particular notice of above all the rest: the poor, and the widow, are regarded by him, and are his care; nor are their mean services, done in faith, and from a principle of love, despised by him, but preferred to the greater services of others, where faith and love are wanting: casting in thither two mites;
the value of a farthing. The Persic version renders it, "two bottoms of yarn"; (See Gill on Mark 12:42):

Luke 21:2 In-Context

1 Looking up, Jesus saw rich people throwing their gifts into the collection box for the temple treasury.

2 He also saw a poor widow throw in two small copper coins worth a penny.

3 He said, "I assure you that this poor widow has put in more than them all.

4 All of them are giving out of their spare change. But she from her hopeless poverty has given everything she had to live on."

5 Some people were talking about the temple, how it was decorated with beautiful stones and ornaments dedicated to God. Jesus said,

Footnotes

• [a]. Or two lepta