38 En enn siene Lea saed hee: "Pausst opp fa dee Schreftjeleade, dee jearen enn lange Kjleeda romm gone, en jearen wele jejreest senne enne Moakjtplautse,

39 en dee faeanaemste sette enne Sienagooge, en dee faeanaemste Staede bie dee Moltiede;

40 dee Waetfruehes aeare Hiesa oppfraete, en fa en Schien lange Jebaede moake, dise woare en jratret Fedaumnes kjriehe."

41 En hee sad sikj dol jaeajenaewa fonn daen Gotteskausta, en sach woo dee Mensche Koppajelt enn daen Kauste enenn laede; en fael fonn dee Rikje laede fael doa enenn.

42 Donn kjeem ne oame Waetfru dee twee Koppasch enenn laed, fonn onnjefaea een Tsent weat.

43 Hee roopt siene Jinja en saed to an: "Enn Woarheit saj ekj junt, dise oame Waetfru haft meeha enn daen Kauste enenn jelajcht aus aul dee aundre,

44 dan jane laede enenn ut aea Aewafluss, oba dise Fru haft ut aeare Oarmoot aules enenn jelajcht waut see tom laewe haud."

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Warning Against the Teachers of the Law

38 As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, 39 and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.(A) 40 They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”

The Widow’s Offering(B)

41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put(C) and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.

43 Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. 44 They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”(D)

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