40 (A)who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers. These will receive all the more condemnation.”

The Widow’s Coins

41 (B)And Jesus sat down opposite (C)the treasury, and began watching how the [a]people were (D)putting [b]money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large amounts. 42 And a poor widow came and put in two [c]lepta coins, which amount to a [d]quadrans.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:41 Lit crowd was
  2. Mark 12:41 I.e., copper coins
  3. Mark 12:42 The smallest Greek copper coin, about 1/128 of a laborer’s daily wage
  4. Mark 12:42 A small Roman copper coin, worth about 1/64 of a laborer’s daily wage

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