Mark 12:40-42

Amplified Bible

⁴⁰[these scribes] who devour (confiscate) widows’ houses, and offer long prayers for appearance’s sake [to impress others]. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

The Widow’s Mite

⁴¹And He sat down opposite the [temple] treasury, and began watching how the people were putting money into the ^[a]treasury. And many rich people were putting in ^[b]large sums.^(A) ⁴²A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amount to a ^[c]mite.

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Footnotes

Mark 12:41 Thirteen trumpet-shaped chests were placed around the wall in the Court of Women in the temple.
Mark 12:41 The thirteen receptacles for the money were metal and the heavy silver coins contributed by the wealthy would have made quite a noise when they were deposited, calling audible attention to the size of each contribution. By contrast, the widow’s coins (v 42) would have barely made a sound.
Mark 12:42 The least valuable Roman coin, which amounted to only one sixty-fourth of a day’s wages for a laborer; traditionally called the “widow’s mite.”