⁴² But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.

⁴³ Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. ⁴⁴ They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”^(A)

² In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.^(A)

¹² For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has,^(A) not according to what one does not have.