Luke 21:1-4

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The Widow's Offering

21 ^(A)Jesus^[a] looked up and saw the rich ^(B)putting their gifts into ^(C)the offering box, ²and he saw a poor widow put in two ^(D)small copper coins.^[b] ³And he said, “Truly, I tell you, ^(E)this poor widow has put in more than all of them. ⁴For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her ^(F)poverty put in all ^(G)she had to live on.”

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Luke 21:1 Greek He
Luke 21:2 Greek two lepta; a lepton was a Jewish bronze or copper coin worth about 1/128 of a denarius (which was a day's wage for a laborer)

Mark 12:41-44

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The Widow's Offering

⁴¹^(A)And he sat down opposite ^(B)the treasury and watched the people ^(C)putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. ⁴²And a poor widow came and put in two ^(D)small copper coins, which make a penny.^[a] ⁴³And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, ^(E)this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. ⁴⁴For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her ^(F)poverty has put in everything she had, all ^(G)she had to live on.”

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Mark 12:42 Greek two lepta, which make a kodrantes; a kodrantes (Latin quadrans) was a Roman copper coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius (which was a day's wage for a laborer)