Luke 21:1-4
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The Widow’s Offering
21 (A)And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury. 2 And He saw a poor widow putting [a]in (B)two [b]lepta. 3 And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them. 4 For they all put in their gifts out of their abundance; but she, out of what she lacked, put in all [c]that she had (C)for living.”
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Mark 12:41-44
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The Widow’s Offering
41 (A)And He sat down opposite (B)the treasury, and began observing how the crowd was (C)putting [a]money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large sums. 42 And a poor widow came and put in two [b]lepta, which amount to a [c]quadrans. 43 And calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all those putting money into the treasury; 44 for they all put in out of their [d]surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, [e]all she had (D)to live on.”
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- Mark 12:41 Copper coins
- Mark 12:42 Smallest Greek copper coin, approx. 1/128 of a laborer’s daily wage
- Mark 12:42 A Roman copper coin, approx. 1/64 of a laborer’s daily wage
- Mark 12:44 Or abundance
- Mark 12:44 Lit her whole livelihood
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