43And 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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But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. …
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 the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
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. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 41-44)This passage of story was not in Matthew, but is here and in Luke; it is Christ’s commendation of the poor widow, that cast two mites into the treasury, which our Saviour, busy as he was in preaching, found leisure to take notice of. Observe, I. There was a public fund for charity, into which contributions were brought, and out of which distributions were made; a poor’s-box, and this in the temple…
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