Luke 21:2 Meaning and Explanation
“And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Luke 21:2 Mean?
The scene narrows from the many to the one. Behind the wealthy comes a widow, among the most vulnerable people in that world, with no husband to provide and little standing of her own. Her whole offering is two mites, two thin copper coins that together amounted to a tiny fraction of a single day's wage.
Jesus sees her when no one else does. The same Lord who had just condemned those who devour widows' houses now honors a widow the crowd overlooked. Heaven's attention falls on the unnoticed giver, and her quiet act is remembered wherever the gospel is read. God's eye rests today, as then, on those the world counts small.
Luke 21:2 in the Original Language
lepton (λεπτόν), 'mite' -- the smallest copper coin then in circulation.
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What does Luke 21:2 mean?
Among the rich donors, Jesus notices one poor widow dropping in two of the smallest coins in circulation.