Mark 12:42-44
42And a poor widow came and put in two asmall 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)
43And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, cthis poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. 44For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her dpoverty has put in everything she had, all eshe had to live on.” Luke 21:1-4
The Widow’s Offering
1 fJesus ▼▼Greek He
looked up and saw the rich hputting their gifts into ithe offering box, 2and he saw a poor widow put in two jsmall copper coins. ▼▼Greek two lepta; a lepton was a Jewish bronze or copper coin worth about 1/128 of a denarius (which was a day’s wage for a laborer)
3And he said, “Truly, I tell you, lthis poor widow has put in more than all of them. 4For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her mpoverty put in all nshe had to live on.” James 2:5
5Listen, my beloved brothers, ohas not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be prich in faith and heirs of qthe kingdom, rwhich he has promised to those who love him?Revelation of John 2:9
9“‘I know your tribulation and syour poverty ( tbut you are rich) and the slander ▼▼Greek blasphemy
of vthose who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
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