1.5 KiB
Connecting Statement:
This is the next event in the story. Possible setting: 1) this may have occurred on the same day that Jesus was questioned by the Sadducees (Luke 20:27) or 2) this may be a different day. Jesus begins teaching his disciples. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background)
gifts
"gifts of money"
treasury
"collection box" or "money box." This was one of the boxes in the temple courtyard where people put money as a gift to God.
a certain poor widow
This is a way of introducing a new character to the story. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants)
two mites
"two small coins" or "two tiny copper coins." These were the least valuable of the coins people used then. AT: "two pennies" or "two small coins of little value" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bmoney)
Truly I say to you
This means that what Jesus was about to say was very important.
I say to you
Jesus was talking to his disciples. The word "you" is plural. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you)
this poor widow put in more than all of them
God considers her gift, a small amount of money, more significant than the large amounts of money the men gave. AT: "the small gift of this widow was more valuable than larger gifts of the rich men" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole)
gave gifts out of their abundance
"have a lot of money but only gave a small portion of it"
out of her poverty
"who has very little money"