The Widow’s Mite

41 (A)And He sat down opposite (B)the treasury, and began observing how the people were (C)putting (a)money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large sums. 42 A poor widow came and put in two (b)small copper coins, which amount to a (c)cent. 43 Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all (d)the contributors to the treasury; 44 for they all put in out of their (e)surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, (f)all she had (D)to live on.”

Footnotes:

a. Mark 12:41: ['I.e. copper coins']
b. Mark 12:42: ['Gr ', lepta]
c. Mark 12:42: ['Gr ', quadrans, '; i.e. 1/64 of a denarius']
d. Mark 12:43: ['Lit ', those who were putting in]
e. Mark 12:44: ['Or ', abundance]
f. Mark 12:44: ['Lit ', her whole livelihood]

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