Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” Luke 21:1-4
Think about this, imagine Jesus and the disciples watching all the wealthy going into the synagogue and placing their offerings into the box. Each one making a show of how much they were putting in. The tithe for the Jewish people was 10%.
Now along comes this poor widow she places 2 mites (coins) into the offering box. Then Jesus tells his disciples that she gave more than all of the others. You see the others had given their excess. She gave what she needed to live. When you give out of your own need it is worth more than all the philanthropy in the world.
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