And Jesus sat down opposite the treasury watching how the crowd cast money into the treasury; and many rich were casting in much. Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius. So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has given more than all the rest. For they all gave out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty gave away all that she had... (Mark 12:41-44)