The Widow’s Two Coins after Jesus Condemns Those Who Devour Widows’ Houses

Jesus watches rich people place gifts into the treasury and a poor widow contribute two tiny coins. He says she has put in more than all because they gave from abundance while she gave all she had to live on.

Where this fits in the story: Luke repeatedly measures value differently from social visibility. Yet the preceding condemnation of leaders who devour widows’ houses should keep readers from romanticizing systems that leave widows destitute.