Mark 12:41-44

New King James Version

The Widow’s Two Mites^(A)

⁴¹^(B)Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money ^(C)into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. ⁴²Then one poor widow came and threw in two ^[a]mites, which make a ^[b]quadrans. ⁴³So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that ^(D)this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; ⁴⁴for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, ^(E)her whole livelihood.”

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Mark 12:42 Gr. lepta, very small copper coins
Mark 12:42 A Roman coin

2 Corinthians 8:1-5

New King James Version

Excel in Giving

8 Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia: ²that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and ^(A)their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality. ³For I bear witness that according to their ability, yes, and beyond their ability, they were freely willing, ⁴imploring us with much urgency ^[a]that we would receive the gift and ^(B)the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. ⁵And not only as we had hoped, but they first ^(C)gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the ^(D)will of God.