Luke 21:1-4 And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.… The late Bishop Selwyn was a man of ready wit as well as of devout Christian feeling. In his New Zealand diocese it was proposed to allot the seats of a new church, when the Bishop asked on what principle the allotment was to be made, to which it was replied that the largest donors should have the best seats, and so on in proportion. To this arrangement, to the surprise of every one, the Bishop assented, and presently the question arose who had given the most. This, it was answered, should be decided by the subscription list. "And now," said the Bishop, "who has given the most? The poor widow in the temple, in casting into the treasury her two mites, had cast in more than they all; for they of their abundance had cast into the treasury, but she had cast in all the living that she had." (W. Baxendale.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.WEB: He looked up, and saw the rich people who were putting their gifts into the treasury. |
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