Whose Son Is the Christ?

35 (A)And as (B)Jesus taught in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that (C)the Christ is the son of David? 36 David himself, (D)in the Holy Spirit, declared,

(E)“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
    until I put your enemies (F)under your feet.”’

37 David himself calls him Lord. So (G)how is he his son?” And the great throng (H)heard him gladly.

Beware of the Scribes

38 (I)And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces 39 and have the best seats in the synagogues and (J)the places of honor at feasts, 40 (K)who devour widows' houses and (L)for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”

The Widow's Offering

41 (M)And he sat down opposite (N)the treasury and watched the people (O)putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. 42 And a poor widow came and put in two (P)small copper coins, which make a penny.[a] 43 And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, (Q)this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. 44 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her (R)poverty has put in everything she had, all (S)she had to live on.”

Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple

13 (T)And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!” And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? (U)There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:42 Greek two lepta, which make a kodrantes; a kodrantes (Latin quadrans) was a Roman copper coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius (which was a day's wage for a laborer)

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