NEW TESTAMENT

Luke 21:3

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He said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow put in more than all of them,

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Verse 3. Whatever we offer to the Almighty with a good intention is acceptable to him; for he regards not the gift, but the heart of the giver. Ven. Bede.—God does not appreciate the smallness of the gift, but the greatness of the affection with which it is offered. Saint John Chrysostom hom. i. ad Hebræos.

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