The passage (Mark 12:41–44) about the poor widow who put “everything she had” in the temple treasury was among the lectionary readings a few weeks ago, and it’s a frequent text for stewardship sermons ...

Mark 12:41-44 reads: "And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow ...

In Luke’s case, this seems likely: in the verses preceding the widow’s story, Jesus scolds religious leaders who "devour widow’s houses"— that is, who prey upon poor widows for financial gain.

Surely you have a favorite parable from the Bible. Mine happens to be “The Widow’s Mite,” in which Christ saw the wealthy put their gifts in the Temple treasury, and then, pointing to a poor widow’s ...

In Luke’s case, this seems likely: in the verses preceding the widow’s story, Jesus scolds religious leaders who "devour widow’s houses"— that is, who prey upon poor widows for financial gain.