21 And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, 2 and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites.[a] 3 So He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all; 4 for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings [b]for God, but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood that she had.”
Luke 21:1-4
The Widow’s Two Mites. Those who are humble will be exalted, and those who are exalted will be humbled, Matthew 23:12. That verse came to me while reading this. Jesus highlights a poor widow giving all she had, two mites (roughly two dollars), to God. He contrasts this with the wealthy who bring extravagant amounts that are only a small portion of their abundance. He made it clear that the widow gave so much more to God than the wealthy did.
