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41 Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in their money. Many rich people put in large amounts.
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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 Then a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins.
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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 tell you the truth, this poor widow has given more than all the others who are making contributions.
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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 For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had 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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