Mark 12:43

And calling his disciples together, he saith to them: Amen I say to you, this poor widow hath cast in more than all they who have cast into the treasury.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:

In Context

42And there came a certain poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing.

44For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want cast in all she had, even her whole living.

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Cross References

Exodus 35:21Offered firstfruits to the Lord with a most ready and devout mind, to make the work of the tabernacle of the testimony. Whatsoever was necessary to the service, and to the holy vestments,

Acts 11:29And the disciples, every man according to his ability, purposed to send relief to the brethren who dwelt in Judea:

2 Corinthians 8:12For if the will be forward, it is accepted according to that which a man hath, not according to that which he hath not.

Matthew Henry on Mark 12:42-44

Christ Commendeth the Poor Widow. 41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. 42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. 43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: 44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in… Read the whole commentary →

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