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1 Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box,
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As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury.
2 and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.
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He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins.
3 And he said, "Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.
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“Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.
4 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on."
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All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”
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