Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
But there came one poor widow and dropped in two farthings, equal in value to a halfpenny.
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.
Darby Translation
And a poor widow came and cast in two mites, which is 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.
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 Having taken a seat opposite the Treasury, He observed how the people were dropping money into the Treasury, and that many of the wealthy threw in large sums. 42 But there came one poor widow and dropped in two farthings, equal in value to a halfpenny. 43 So He called His disciples to Him and said, "In solemn truth I tell you that this widow, poor as she is, has thrown in more than all the other contributors to the Treasury;