Luke 21:2

2 he also saw a poor widow put in two small coins.

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 Then Yeshua looked up, and as he watched the rich placing their gifts into the Temple offering-boxes,

2 he also saw a poor widow put in two small coins.

3 He said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put in more than all the others.

4 For they, out of their wealth, have contributed money they could easily spare; but she, out of her poverty, has given all she had to live on."

5 As some people were remarking about the Temple, how beautiful its stone work and memorial decorations were, he said,