Focused Passage

Mark 12:41-44

The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering

Mark 12 moves from the parable of the murderous tenants to hostile questions about taxes, resurrection, and the greatest commandment, then to Jesus' question about the Messiah as David's Lord, his warning against scribal hypocrisy, and his commendation of the poor widow's whole-life offering.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

41 As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.

42 Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.

43 Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.

44 For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 41

Cross-references

Luke 21 BSB references Luke 21:1 Classic cross-references 2 Kings 12:9 Classic cross-references Matthew 25:23 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 16:17 Classic cross-references Proverbs 19:22 Classic cross-references

Original words

As Καὶ G2532 Conjunction [Jesus] was sitting καθίσας G2523 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular opposite κατέναντι G2713 Preposition the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular treasury γαζοφυλακίου G1049 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular He watched ἐθεώρει G2334 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - πῶς G4459 Adverb the ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular crowd ὄχλος G3793 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular putting βάλλει G906 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular money χαλκὸν G5475 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular into εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular [it] γαζοφυλάκιον G1049 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular And καὶ G2532 Conjunction many πολλοὶ G4183 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural rich [people] πλούσιοι G4145 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural put in ἔβαλλον G906 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural large amounts πολλά G4183 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural

Verse 42

Cross-references

2 Corinthians 8:12 Classic cross-references Luke 21:2 Classic cross-references Luke 12:59 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 8:2 Classic cross-references Matthew 10:42 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then καὶ G2532 Conjunction one μία G1520 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular poor πτωχὴ G4434 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular widow χήρα G5503 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular came ἐλθοῦσα G2064 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular [and] put [in] ἔβαλεν G906 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular two δύο G1417 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural small copper coins λεπτὰ G3016 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural which ὅ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular amounted to ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a small fraction of a denarius κοδράντης G2835 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

Greek put in two lepta, which is a kodrantēs; a lepton was a Jewish coin of bronze or copper worth about 1/128 of a denarius.

Verse 43

Cross-references

1 Kings 17:15 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 8:2 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 9:6 Classic cross-references John 8:20 Classic cross-references Luke 21:3 Classic cross-references

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction [Jesus] called προσκαλεσάμενος G4341 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural disciples {to Him} μαθητὰς G3101 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural [and] said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Truly Ἀμὴν G281 Hebrew Word I tell λέγω G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction this αὕτη G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular - ἡ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular poor πτωχὴ G4434 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular - ἡ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular widow χήρα G5503 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular has put ἔβαλεν G906 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular more πλεῖον G4119 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative than all πάντων G3956 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural [others] βαλλόντων G906 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural into εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular treasury γαζοφυλάκιον G1049 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular

Verse 44

Cross-references

2 Corinthians 8:2 Classic cross-references 1 John 3:17 Classic cross-references Ezra 2:68 Classic cross-references Luke 21:2 Classic cross-references Mark 14:8 Classic cross-references

Original words

For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction they all πάντες G3956 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural contributed ἔβαλον G906 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural out of ἐκ G1537 Preposition their αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular surplus περισσεύοντος G4052 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Singular but δὲ G1161 Conjunction she αὕτη G3778 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular out of ἐκ G1537 Preposition her αὐτῆς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular poverty ὑστερήσεως G5304 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular has put [in] ἔβαλεν G906 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular all πάντα G3956 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural . . . ὅσα G3745 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural she had εἶχεν G2192 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular vvv αὐτῆς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular vvv ὅλον G3650 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular vvv τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular to live on βίον G979 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

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