Luke 21:3
And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:
Cross-references
In Exodus 35:21-29, Israelites give freely from the heart for the tabernacle — similar to the widow's willing sacrifice.
Mark 12:43 is the parallel account of the same event — Jesus' declaration about the widow's offering.
Mark 12:44 adds that she gave 'everything she had to live on' — emphasizing her total sacrifice.
In Mark 14:8, another woman gives costly perfume sacrificially — like the widow, she is commended by Jesus.
In 2 Corinthians 8:2, the Macedonians give generously from extreme poverty — mirroring the widow's sacrificial giving.
2 Corinthians 8:2 again — the Macedonians' generosity from poverty parallels the widow's offering.
In 2 Corinthians 8:12, Paul teaches that willingness makes a gift acceptable according to what one has — directly echoing Jesus' point that the widow's small gift was greater because of her poverty.
In 2 Corinthians 9:7, God loves a cheerful giver — the widow's voluntary, sacrificial gift perfectly embodies this attitude.
In 1 Corinthians 13:3, even giving all one's possessions is worthless without love — highlighting that the widow's gift was valuable because of her loving faith.
In Acts 10:34, God shows no favoritism — explaining why Jesus values the widow's small gift over the rich.