Luke 21:2

2 And he sawe also a certayne povre widdowe which cast in thyther two mites.

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 As he behelde he sawe the ryche men how they cast in their offeringes into the treasury.

2 And he sawe also a certayne povre widdowe which cast in thyther two mites.

3 And he sayde: of a trueth I saye vnto you this poore wyddowe hath put in moare then they all.

4 For they all have of their superfluyte added vnto the offerynge of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the substaunce that she had.

5 As some spake of the teple how it was garnesshed with goodly stones and iewels he sayde.