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Mark 12:40-42
Lexham English Bible

40 who devour the houses of widows and pray lengthy prayers for the sake of appearance. These will receive more severe condemnation!”

A Poor Widow’s Offering

41 And he sat down opposite the contribution box and[a] was observing how the crowd was putting coins into the contribution box. And many rich people were putting in many coins.[b] 42 And one poor widow came and[c] put in two small copper coins[d] (that is, a penny).[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:41 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“sat down”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Mark 12:41 Although often translated “large sums,” the plural here suggests large numbers of individual coins, which would make an impressive noise
  3. Mark 12:42 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb
  4. Mark 12:42 This coin was the lepton, worth 1/128 of a denarius
  5. Mark 12:42 This coin was the quadrans, the smallest Roman coin, worth 2 lepta
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