Mar 12:38-44 | ESV | STEP | And in his teaching he said , Beware of the scribes , who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces

‏ Mark 12:38-44

Beware of the Scribes

38 ^aAnd in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces 39 and have the best seats in the synagogues and ^bthe places of honor at feasts, 40 ^cwho devour widows’ houses and ^dfor a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”

The Widow’s Offering

41 ^eAnd he sat down opposite ^fthe treasury and watched the people ^gputting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. 42 And a poor widow came and put in two ^hsmall copper coins, which make a penny. ^{▼▼Greek two lepta, which make a kodrantes; a kodrantes (Latin quadrans) was a Roman copper coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius (which was a day’s wage for a laborer)} 43 And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, ^jthis poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. 44 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her ^kpoverty has put in everything she had, all ^lshe had to live on.”