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Jesus Uses The Widow’s Offering To Illustrate True Giving

41 And having sat-down opposite the treasury[a], He was observing how the crowd throws money into the treasury. And many rich ones were throwing much money. 42 And one poor widow having come threw two leptos[b], which is a quadrans[c]. 43 And having summoned His disciples, He said to them, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow threw more than all the ones throwing into the treasury.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:41 That is, the temple treasury in general; or, specifically the trumpet shaped receptacles in which the offerings were placed.
  2. Mark 12:42 That is, copper Jewish coins. This is the smallest denomination of Jewish coin, 1/128th of a denarius.
  3. Mark 12:42 This is the smallest denomination of Roman coin.

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