But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.
Ver. 20. But bring your youngest brother unto me.] So saith God to all his worshippers, See that you bring your hearts with you, whatever you leave behind you. And as David sent to Abner, "Thou shalt not see my face, except thou bring Michal, Saul's daughter": 2Sa 3:13 so here. The poor widow's heart's being put to her mite, gave it weight above the greater but heartless largesses of the Pharisees.