Mark 12:38-44 (English Standard Version)

Beware of the Scribes

 ^38(A) And in his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces ³⁹and have the best seats in the synagogues and^(B) the places of honor at feasts, ^40(C) who devour widows’ houses and^(D) for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation."

The Widow’s Offering

 ^41(E) And he sat down opposite^(F) the treasury and watched the people^(G) putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. ⁴²And a poor widow came and put in two^(H) small copper coins, which make a penny.^{[a] 43}And he called his disciples to him and said to them, "Truly, I say to you,^(I) this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. ⁴⁴For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her^(J) poverty has put in everything she had, all^(K) she had to live on."