Mark 12:41-44
New American Standard Bible
The Widow’s Coins
41 (A)And Jesus sat down opposite (B)the treasury, and began watching how the [a]people were (C)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. 43 Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all [e]the contributors to the treasury; 44 for they all put in out of their [f]surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, [g]all she had (D)to live on.”
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- Mark 12:41 Lit crowd was
- Mark 12:41 I.e., copper coins
- Mark 12:42 The smallest Greek copper coin, about 1/128 of a laborer’s daily wage
- Mark 12:42 A small Roman copper coin, worth about 1/64 of a laborer’s daily wage
- Mark 12:43 Lit those who were putting in
- Mark 12:44 Or abundance
- Mark 12:44 Lit her whole livelihood
Mark 12:41-44
International Standard Version
The Widow’s Offering(A)
41 As Jesus[a] sat facing the offering box, he watched how the crowd was dropping their money into it.[b] Many rich people were dropping in large amounts. 42 Then a destitute widow came and dropped in two small copper coins,[c] worth about a cent.[d] 43 He called his disciples and told them, “I tell all of you[e] with certainty, this destitute widow has dropped in more than everyone who is contributing to the offering box, 44 because all of them contributed out of their surplus, but out of her poverty she has given everything she had to live on.”
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- Mark 12:41 Lit. he
- Mark 12:41 Lit. into the offering box
- Mark 12:42 Lit. two lepta, the smallest coin denominated in their economy
- Mark 12:42 Lit. quadrans, worth ¼ of the Roman assarion coin, or about 1/10 of a day’s wage
- Mark 12:43 The Gk. pronoun you is pl.
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