Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
And a poor widow came and cast in two mites, which is a farthing.
New American Standard Bible
A poor widow came and put in two
King James Version
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
Holman Bible
And a poor
International Standard Version
Then a destitute widow came and dropped in two small copper coins, worth about a cent.
A Conservative Version
And one poor widow having come, she cast in two mites, which are a quadrans.
American Standard Version
And there came a poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing.
Amplified
A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amount to a
An Understandable Version
A poor widow came and threw in two small copper coins [Note: These two coins each amounted to about ten minutes' worth of a farm laborer's pay, or about one dollar in 1994]. The total she gave was equivalent to a larger coin [i.e., worth twice as much].
Anderson New Testament
And there came one poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
Bible in Basic English
And there came a poor widow, and she put in two little bits of money, which make a farthing.
Common New Testament
And a poor widow came, and put in two copper coins, which make a penny.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and there came a certain poor widow, who threw in two mites, to the value of a farthing.
Godbey New Testament
And one poor widow was casting in two mites, which is a farthing.
Goodspeed New Testament
A poor widow came up and dropped in two little copper coins which make a cent.
John Wesley New Testament
And a poor widow coming, cast in two mites, which make a farthing.
Julia Smith Translation
And one poor widow, having come, cast in two small coins, which is a farthing.
King James 2000
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And one poor widow came [and] put in two small copper coins (that is, a penny).
Modern King James verseion
And a certain poor widow came, and she threw in two lepta, which is a kodrantes.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
Moffatt New Testament
but a poor widow came up and put in two little coins amounting to a halfpenny.
Montgomery New Testament
There came also a poor widow who dropped in two little coins, worth a cent.
NET Bible
And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, worth less than a penny.
New Heart English Bible
A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin.
Noyes New Testament
And a certain poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
Sawyer New Testament
and one poor widow came and cast in two lepta, which is a quadrans [4 mills].
The Emphasized Bible
And there came, one destitute, widow, and cast in two mites, which are, a farthing.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And one poor widow coming, cast in two mites, which is a farthing.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But one poor widow came and put in two farthings, which make a half-penny.
Webster
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
Weymouth New Testament
But there came one poor widow and dropped in two farthings, equal in value to a halfpenny.
Williams New Testament
Then a poor widow came and dropped in two little copper coins, which make scarcely a cent.
World English Bible
A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin.
Worrell New Testament
And one poor widow, coming, cast in two mites, which is a farthing.
Worsley New Testament
and there came a poor widow and put in two mites, that is, a farthing.
Youngs Literal Translation
and having come, a poor widow did put in two mites, which are a farthing.
Themes
Liberality » Extraordinary--exemplified » Poor widow
Mite (a lepta) » About one-fifth of a cent
Money » Pieces of mentioned » Mite
The poor » Offerings of, acceptable to God
Poverty » Of the righteous, examples of » The widow who gave two mites
Riches » They who possess, should » Devote them to God's service
Temple » Herod the great's temple » Jesus teaches in
Temple » Herod the great's temple » Treasury of
Widow » Instances of » The woman who gave two mites (leptas) in the temple courtyard
Widow's » Instances of great liberality in
Widow's » Though poor, may be liberal
Women » Sufferings of » As widows
Women » Good » The widow who put her two mite (small coins, greek: leptas) into the treasury
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 12:42
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Poor Widow's Offering
41 And Jesus, having sat down opposite the treasury, saw how the crowd was casting money into the treasury; and many rich cast in much. 42 And a poor widow came and cast in two mites, which is a farthing. 43 And having called his disciples to him he said to them, Verily I say unto you, This poor widow has cast in more than all who have cast into the treasury: