Oh that you were like my brother, who nursed from the breasts of my mother! Then if I found you outside, I could kiss you, and no one would despise me.
Mark 12:42 - Y'all Version Bible A poor widow came and she 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. |
Oh that you were like my brother, who nursed from the breasts of my mother! Then if I found you outside, I could kiss you, and no one would despise me.
Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I tell y’all, that person will never lose their reward.”
Truly I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny.
Jesus sat down opposite the treasury and watched how the crowd put money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large amounts.
He called his disciples to himself and said to them, “I tell y’all, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury,
I tell you, you never get out of there until you have paid every last penny.”
For if the willingness is present, the gift itself is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.
During a severe trial of oppression, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed to the wealth of their generosity.