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Just then he looked up and saw the rich people dropping offerings in the collection plate.
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Then he saw a poor widow put in two pennies.
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He said, "The plain truth is that this widow has given by far the largest offering today.
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All these others made offerings that they'll never miss; she gave extravagantly what she couldn't afford - she gave her all!"
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One day people were standing around talking about the Temple, remarking how beautiful it was, the splendor of its stonework and memorial gifts. Jesus said,
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"All this you're admiring so much - the time is coming when every stone in that building will end up in a heap of rubble."
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They asked him, "Teacher, when is this going to happen? What clue will we get that it's about to take place?"
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He said, "Watch out for the doomsday deceivers. Many leaders are going to show up with forged identities claiming, 'I'm the One,' or, 'The end is near.' Don't fall for any of that.