Luke 21:2

2 He saw a certain poor widow casting in two lepta.

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 He looked up, and saw the rich people who were putting their gifts into the treasury.

2 He saw a certain poor widow casting in two lepta.

3 He said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow put in more than all of them,

4 for all these put in gifts for God from their abundance, but she, out of her lack, put in all that she had to live on."

5 As some were talking about the temple and how it was decorated with beautiful stones and gifts, he said,