Mark 12:43

And Jesus called his disciples, and said to them: Verily I say to you, That this poor widow hath cast into the treasury more than all they that cast in.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 a poor widow came, and cast in two mites, which are a brass farthing.

44For they all cast in of that which abounded to them, but she, of her poverty, hath cast in all that she possessed, the whole of her property.

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Cross References

Acts 11:29And moreover the disciples, each of them according to his several ability, determined to send to the relief of the brethren who dwelt in Judaea.

2 Corinthians 8:12For if there is a willingness, a person is accepted according to what he hath, and not according to what 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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