3And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
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For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. …
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD'S offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments. …
And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-4)This short passage of story we had before in Mark. It is thus recorded twice, to teach us, 1. That charity to the poor is a main matter in religion. Our Lord Jesus took all occasions to commend it and recommend it. He had just mentioned the barbarity of the scribes, who devoured poor widows (Luke 20:1-47); and perhaps this is designed as an aggravation of it, that the poor widows were the best ben…
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