Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha CEBA
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41 Jesus sat across from the collection box for the temple treasury and observed how the crowd gave their money. Many rich people were throwing in lots of money.
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Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts.
42 One poor widow came forward and put in two small copper coins worth a penny.
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But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.
43 Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I assure you that this poor widow has put in more than everyone who's been putting money in the treasury.
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Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.
44 All of them are giving out of their spare change. But she from her hopeless poverty has given everything she had, even what she needed to live on."
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They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”
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