John Gill Commentary Luke 21:2

"And he saw a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites." — Luke 21:2 (ASV)

And he saw also a certain poor widow Whom he took particular notice of above all the rest: the poor, and the widow, are regarded by him, and are his care; nor are their mean services, done in faith, and from a principle of love, despised by him, but preferred to the greater services of others, where faith and love are wanting:

casting in thither two mites; the value of a farthing. The Persic version renders it, "two bottoms of yarn"; (See Gill on Mark 12:42):