Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has given more than all the others who are making contributions.
And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.”
Then a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins.
For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on.”
Jesus made these statements while he was teaching in the section of the Temple known as the Treasury. But he was not arrested, because his time had not yet come.
So the believers in Antioch decided to send relief to the brothers and sisters in Judea, everyone giving as much as they could.
Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don’t have.
They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity.