O, that you were like a brother to me, who nursed at my mother’s breasts. If I found you outside, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.
Mark 12:42 - Tree of Life Version Then a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, worth less than a penny. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And a widow who was poverty-stricken came and put in two copper mites [the smallest of coins], which together make half of a cent. American Standard Version (1901) And there came a poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing. Common English Bible One poor widow came forward and put in two small copper coins worth a penny. Catholic Public Domain Version But when one poor widow had arrived, she put in two small coins, which is a quarter. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there came a certain poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing. |
O, that you were like a brother to me, who nursed at my mother’s breasts. If I found you outside, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me.
And whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, amen I tell you, he shall never lose his reward.”
Amen, I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid back the last penny!
He sat down opposite the treasury and began watching how the people were putting money into the offering box. Many rich people were putting in a lot.
Calling His disciples over, He said to them, “Amen, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those contributing to the box!
I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid back the last little bit.”
For if the eagerness is present, the gift is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he doesn’t have.
that in much testing by affliction, the abundance of their joy and their extreme poverty overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.